The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore.

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Ferdinand Magellan
Born around 1480 in Portugal, Magellan led a Spanish fleet west in 1519 and crossed the Pacific. He died in the Philippines in 1521, but his crew completed history's first circumnavigation the next year.
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