Milestones

Wed., Oct. 25, 2000

Ten years ago: Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said the Pentagon was laying plans to send as many as 100,000 more troops to Saudi Arabia. Evander Holyfield knocked out Buster Douglas in the third round of their fight in Las Vegas to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

Five years ago: A commuter train slammed into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Ill., killing seven students. John J. Sweeney was elected AFL-CIO president.

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians 5-2, taking a 3-1 lead in the World Series. Tennis hustler Bobby Riggs died in Leucadia, Calif., at age 77.

One year ago: Golfer Payne Stewart and five others were killed when their Learjet flew uncontrolled for four hours before crashing in South Dakota. Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan bolted the GOP to mount a bid for the Reform Party nomination.

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