Mauricio Funes is inaugurated as El Salvador 's president . Funes of the FMLN party is El Salvador 's first leftist president . - The United States and Canada sign a treaty to establish an air defense zone over North America, known as NORAD ( North American Aerospace Defense Command ). By some estimates , 75,000 Salvadorans died during the war . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among dignitaries at inauguration .
Mauricio Funes is inaugurated as El Salvador 's president . Funes of the FMLN party is El Salvador 's first leftist president . - The United States and Canada sign a treaty to establish an air defense zone over North America, known as NORAD ( North American Aerospace Defense Command ). Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among dignitaries at inauguration .