April 27: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 711A Muslim army under Tariq ibn Ziyad landed at Gibraltar and began advancing into the Iberian Peninsula.
2. 1539Bogotá, now Colombia's capital, was formally founded by the Spanish.
3. 1667The blind poet John Milton sold the rights to his epic 'Paradise Lost' to a printer for a small fee.
4. 1906The State Duma, Russia's first elected assembly, held its first meeting.
5. 1967The major world fair Expo officially opened in Montreal, Canada.

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