Milestones
Ten years ago: European Community leaders wrapped up a historic summit in Rome committed to creating a politically unified federation. With one month left before a U.N. deadline for Iraq to leave Kuwait, Iraq gave no indication it was prepared to pull out.
Five years ago: President Clinton defied a deadline for turning over a former aide’s Whitewater notes, prompting a deeply divided Senate investigative committee to vote to challenge him in federal court. (The White House agreed six days later to turn over the notes.) French rail workers voted to end a three-week-old strike.
One year ago: With President Clinton’s close mediation, Syria reopened peace talks with Israel in Washington.