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Milestones

Ten years ago: Vice President George Bush won the presidential election, defeating Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.

Five years ago: Russian President Boris Yeltsin approved a draft constitution that would strengthen executive power; it was ratified in a referendum the following month.

One year ago: Chinese engineers diverted the Yangtze River to make way for the Three Gorges Dam, the most ambitious construction project in modern China’s history. Evander Holyfield won the IBF heavyweight title in a fierce fight against Michael Moorer in Las Vegas.