Ferdinand Magellan becomes first European to sail Pacific Ocean 500 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1520)


Video: '28th November 1520: Magellan sails from the Atlantic to the Pacific'

(Wednesday, November 28, 1520; during Magellan’s circumnavigation) — On his way around the world, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to sail into the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean today after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.