In 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida.
Ten years ago: Iraqi troops surrounded foreign missions in Kuwait. Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev sent a message to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein warning the Persian Gulf situation was extremely dangerous. Irish hostage Brian Keenan was released by his captors in Lebanon after being held more than four years.
Five years ago: China expelled Chinese-American human rights activist Harry Wu, hours after convicting him of spying. Microsoft Corporation began selling its highly publicized Windows 95 personal computer software.
One year ago: The Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs for millions of Americans, increasing its target for the federal funds rate by a quarter point to 5.25 percent, and hiking the discount rate a quarter point to 4.75 percent.
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