Milestones

Sat., March 27, 1999

Ten years ago: Boris N. Yeltsin and other anti-establishment candidates claimed victory in parliamentary elections for the new Congress of People’s Deputies.

Five years ago: More than 40 people were killed as violent thunderstorms tore across the Southeast. Italian general elections resulted in big gains for a right-wing coalition. Ukraine held its first parliamentary elections since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

One year ago: The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Viagra, made by Pfizer, saying it helped about two-thirds of impotent men improve their sexual function. Ferdinand Porsche Jr., who founded the sports car firm that bears his name, died at age 88 in Austria.

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