Milestones

Ten years ago: Hurricane Hugo reached Puerto Rico, causing extensive damage as it continued to barrel toward the U.S. mainland.

Five years ago: Haiti’s military leaders agreed to an Oct. 15 departure deadline, thereby averting a U.S.-led invasion to force them from power. Tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis, 40, was found dead in the guest cottage of a friend’s home in Southampton, N.Y., of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

One year ago: Over Democratic objections, the House Judiciary Committee voted to release President Clinton’s videotaped grand jury testimony and 2,800 pages of sometimes steamy evidence compiled by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.