Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam, Micronesia in the Western Pacific.
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A potential new continent was discovered in the South Pacific.
A Japanese soldier was found hiding in Guam.
Spanish navigator Ferdinand Magellan and crew set off aboard the Victoria on their adventure around the globe.
Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
'Victoria' became the world's first recorded ship to have circumnavigated the globe when it arrived back in Spain.
