ON THIS DAY

22 years ago ( 1998)

We revealed US President Bill Clinton’s humiliation as a video of his testimony to the Grand Jury about his affair with young White House intern Monica Lewinsky was aired on national TV.

Clinton faced impeachment proceedings over the scandal but refused to resign and was eventually acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice.

86 years ago ( 1934)

An explosion and underground fire at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham in North Wales killed 266 miners.

A subsequent inquiry into the cause found that failures in safety procedures and poor management were contributory factors.

It remains one of Britain’s worst mining disasters.

40 years ago ( 1980)

War broke out between Iran and Iraq following three weeks of border clashes.

The conflict flared after Iraq flouted a 1975 border agreement with its neighbour over sovereignty of the Shatt al- Arab waterway which forms a vital supply line for oil to the West.

The war between the two countries lasted eight years and claimed 1.5 million lives.