Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam, Micronesia in the Western Pacific.
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A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cape Virgenes, becoming the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean.
The Treaty of Paris was signed.
A potential new continent was discovered in the South Pacific.
Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
