Milestones
Ten years ago: The first American hostages to be released by Iraq began arriving in the United States. Solidarity founder Lech Walesa won Poland’s presidential runoff by a landslide.
Five years ago: Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., was chosen to become the new head of the NAACP.
One year ago: In Worcester, Mass., six firefighters who had died in a warehouse blaze were honored as fallen heroes by thousands of their brethren from around the world.