Milestones

Wed., June 9, 1999

Ten years ago: China began reporting large-scale arrests in the wake of the crushed pro-democracy movement. The arrests coincided with the public reappearance of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who was rumored to have been seriously ill.

Five years ago: In a bipartisan slap at President Clinton, the House of Representatives voted 244-178 for the United States to defy the international arms embargo on Bosnia.

One year ago: Three white men were charged in Jasper, Texas, with the brutal dragging death of James Byrd Jr., a black man. In an unrelated event, President Clinton unleashed a torrent of public works money, signing a $203 billion transportation bill.

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