26th January 1950 - The independent republic of India was officially born, after nearly 100 years of British rule. 1998 - In response to allegations that he had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, President Bill Clinton declared: I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

For Monday's reading session. Allegedly penned by John Cleese, but research shows that it is a reworking of an old joke. That said, it's still funny:- To the citizens of the United States of America, in light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby […]