Milestones

Wed., May 19, 1999

Ten years ago: The Dow Jones Industrial Average passed the 2500 mark, ending the day at 2,501.10.

Five years ago: Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.

One year ago: Bandits stole three of Rome’s most important paintings, two by Vincent van Gogh and one by Paul Cezanne, from the National Gallery of Modern Art.

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