#OnThisDay in 1519, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan sailed with about 270 men on his expedition to the East Indies, which achieved the first circumnavigation of Earth in history.
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@adespoton@lemmy.ca Ah, fair point, I added “recorded”. And added the source link from Wikipedia!
And as for the question, I am not too sure, sorry!