Wednesday, 7th January

On Wednesday 7th January, 1999....

"The impeachment trial of US President William Clinton began in the Senate"

The important thing to remember about the impeachment of Bill Clinton is that it wasn't over his involvement with Monica Lewinsky. Not specifically, that is. In January of the previous year Clinton repeatedly denied, and was subsequently found to be lying about, his relationship with Miss Lewinsky. Crucially, he did this under oath. Silly Billy!!

Anyway, today is the day the trial started. The move to impeach was voted out in the end, but the damage was done. The damage, of course, being the next president.


And now, the quote...

"Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age"

Says Victor Hugo!

Victor Hugo, pictured in 1884, aged 81. The old age of his old age.