Milestones

Ten years ago: The U.S. government proposed a more informative food-labeling system that would require the disclosure of the fat, fiber and cholesterol content of nearly all packaged foods.

Five years ago: New York Gov. George Pataki signed a death penalty bill into law.

One year ago: Movie director Stanley Kubrick, whose films included “Dr. Strangelove,” “A Clockwork Orange” and “2001: A Space Odyssey,” died in Hertfordshire, England, at age 70.