Milestones

Wed., Nov. 1, 2000

Ten years ago: During a trip to Orlando, Fla., President Bush accused Iraqi forces of engaging in “barbarism” and “brutality,” adding, “I don’t believe that Adolf Hitler ever participated in anything of that nature.”

Five years ago: Bosnia peace talks opened in Dayton, Ohio, with the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia present. The House voted to ban so-called “partial birth” abortions by a vote of 288-139.

One year ago: Coast Guard crews searching for clues in the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990, which claimed 217 lives, found the first large piece of wreckage off the New England coast. Former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, died of bile duct cancer at age 45.

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