Milestones

Wed., May 26, 1999

Ten years ago: Reports began circulating that House Majority Whip Tony Coelho would resign to spare himself and the Democratic Party the ordeal of an investigation into his ethics.

Five years ago: Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in the Dominican Republic. (The marriage, however, did not last.)

One year ago: The Supreme Court made it far more difficult for police to be sued by people hurt during high-speed chases. The Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island - historic gateway for millions of immigrants - is mainly in New Jersey, not New York.

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