Milestones

Sat., Sept. 23, 2000

Ten years ago: Iraq threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and attack Israel if other nations tried to force it from Kuwait. South African President F.W. de Klerk arrived in the United States for talks with President Bush.

Five years ago: In a wide-ranging interview aboard Air Force One, President Clinton admitted he had tended in the past to get hung up on details, and pledged to do a better job in providing reassuring leadership to Americans confused by tumultuous times.

One year ago: President Clinton vetoed the Republicans’ $792 billion tax cut bill, calling it “too big, too bloated.” The Mars Climate Observer apparently burned up as it was about to go into orbit around the Red Planet.

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