Milestones
Ten years ago: Nearly 10,000 people marched through Leipzig, East Germany, demanding legalization of opposition groups and adoption of democratic reforms in the country’s largest protest since 1953.
Five years ago: U.S. soldiers in Haiti detained several leaders of the country’s pro-army militias as part of an effort to dismantle armed opposition to restoration of elected rule.
One year ago: The House released 4,600 pages of evidence that detailed President Clinton’s efforts to contain the Monica Lewinsky scandal as it erupted. Gene Autry, Hollywood’s original singing cowboy and former owner of the Anaheim Angels, died at age 91.