Milestones

Ten years ago: Discovery completed a four-day mission, the first American shuttle flight since the Challenger disaster.

Five years ago: In Moscow, thousands of anti-government protesters armed with rocks, clubs and machine guns sent police fleeing in battles across the capital. President Clinton expressed sorrow at the deaths of American soldiers in Somalia, but reaffirmed that U.S. forces would stay in the African nation.

One year ago: Attorney General Janet Reno said Justice Department investigators had no evidence President Clinton violated the law with White House coffees and overnight stays for big contributors. However, Reno did extend a probe of Vice President Al Gore’s telephone fundraising.