Milestones
Ten years ago: Secretary of State James Baker and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze concluded three days of talks in Washington, after which Shevardnadze handed President Bush a letter from Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
Five years ago: The Senate unanimously approved a $16 billion package of cuts in social programs.
One year ago: Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic declared a unilateral cease-fire in his campaign to crush rebels in Kosovo; Western leaders called it a sham and pledged more airstrikes.