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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Milestones

Ten years ago: Workers began punching a hole in the Berlin Wall, a day after East Germany abolished its border restrictions.

Five years ago: U.S. officials said the United States would lift the arms embargo against the Bosnian government, despite opposition of the U.N. Security Council. Iraq, hoping to win an end to trade sanctions, recognized Kuwait’s borders. Prominent attorney Louis Nizer died in New York at age 92.

One year ago: The Pentagon stepped up the movement of warships to the Persian Gulf as the Clinton administration dropped any idea of negotiating with Iraq over its refusal to agree to U.N. weapons inspections.