Milestones

Thu., June 1, 2000

Ten years ago: Barbara Bush and Raisa Gorbachev, wife of Mikhail Gorbachav, traveled to Wellesley College in Massachusetts to deliver commencement addresses.

Five years ago: President Clinton visited Billings, Mont., where he met with farmers and presided over a televised town hall meeting.

One year ago: An American Airlines MD-82 landed off-center during a severe thunderstorm in Little Rock, Ark. and barreled off the end of the runway, breaking apart and catching fire; 11 people, including the captain, died. President Clinton ordered a government investigation into whether - and how - the entertainment business markets violence to children.

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