Milestones

Tue., May 5, 1998

Ten years ago: The Rev. Eugene Antonio Marino became the nation’s first black Roman Catholic archbishop during an installation Mass in the Atlanta Civic Center. He stepped down in 1990 because of a two-year affair with Columbus resident Vicki Long.

Five years ago: The Bosnian Serb parliament began debating a U.N. peace plan for Bosnia, rejecting the plan the following day. U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali recommended creation of a tribunal to try those responsible for war crimes in former Yugoslavia.

One year ago: President Clinton visited Mexico on his first Latin American trip while in office. A Jacksonville, Fla., jury found R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. was not responsible for the death of lifelong smoker Jean Connor.

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