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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Milestones

Ten years ago: A stand-in for Mikhail Gorbachev accepted the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. Industrialist Armand Hammer died at age 92. The space shuttle Columbia returned from its 10th mission. The Food and Drug Administration approved Norplant, a long-acting contraceptive implant.

Five years ago:The first group of U.S. Marines arrived in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo to join NATO soldiers sent to enforce peace in the former Yugoslavia.

One year ago: More than 2 million people marched in Cuba to demand the return of Elian Gonzalez. Death claimed Croatian President Franjo Tudjman at age 77.