Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific

On October 21, 1520

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cape Virgenes, becoming the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean.

This Day in History - October 21

1971

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ITOS-B weather satellite launched atop a Delta rocket.

2019

Major Australian newspapers blacked out their front pages in protest against press restrictions on printing whistleblower stories.

1803

English chemist John Dalton read his first atomic theory paper to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical society.

2019

The oldest natural pearl discovered off the Abu Dhabi coast was estimated to be 8,000 years old.

1990

Apple Day started in Covent Garden, London.

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