Milestones

Ten years ago: The Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, designed to bar moviegoers under age 17 from certain films without the commercial stigma of the old X rating.

Five years ago: Bosnia’s warring factions agreed on guidelines for elections and a future government. Simpson. A bond trader at Japan’s Daiwa Bank was charged with doctoring records to hide $1.1 billion in losses.

One year ago: America won its first Ryder Cup since 1993 after trailing the European team 10-6 going into the final round. (To the anger of the Europeans, U.S. players, along with caddies, officials and wives, stormed the green to congratulate Justin Leonard for a 45-foot putt that all but won the contest for the U.S.)