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'''[[April 27]]''': [[Independence Day]] in '''[[Toga]]''' ([[1960]]) |
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*[[1667]] - The blind, impoverished '''[[John Milton]]''' sold the [[copyright]] of ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' for £10. |
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Revision as of 04:33, 10 January 2005
April 27: Independence Day in Toga (1960)
- 1667 - The blind, impoverished John Milton sold the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.
- 1865 - The steamboat Sultana exploded and sunk in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700.
- 1909 - Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II was overthrown by Mehmed V.
- 1961 - Sierra Leone was granted independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1967 - Expo 67 opened in Montreal, Quebec.