August 30

1951 Rosemary Scanlon, a singer known as ‘Dana’, broadcaster in the US with the conservative Catholic television channel EWTN and independent MEP for Connacht-Ulster (1999–2004), who made two bids for the Irish presidency, born in London. 1911 The Parliament Act reduced the power of veto of the House of Lords over legislation initiated in the ... Read more

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