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Don Foster (politician)
1947Mar, 31

Don Foster (politician)

Don Foster, English academic and politician
Donald Michael Ellison Foster, Baron Foster of Bath (born 31 March 1947), is a British politician and life peer who served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Comptroller of the Household from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath from 1992 to 2015.

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  • 10Feb

    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

    Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia.
  • 5Jun

    George Marshall

    Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
  • 15Aug

    Indian independence movement

    India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 30Sep

    New York Yankees

    The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.
  • 5Oct

    Harry S. Truman

    The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.