Milestones
Ten years ago: House and Senate Democrats put together a modified budget proposal, following the failure of an earlier plan and the veto of stopgap spending legislation by President Bush.
Five years ago: New York’s Central Park was transformed into a giant open-air cathedral as Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass before a flock of 130,000. A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Indonesia, killing more than 80 people.
One year ago: American Home Products Corp. resolved one of the biggest product liability cases ever by agreeing to pay up to $4.83 billion to settle claims that the fen-phen diet drug combination caused dangerous heart valve problems.