They argue that Ferdinand Magellan, the commander of the first successful expedition around the world, should be erased from astronomical terminology. The appeal to cease using the name Magellanic ...

We meet our presenters, Jenny and Wayne, before setting our chronometers to travel to the year 1492 to meet Christopher Columbus. You must enable JavaScript to play ...

Since the arrival of the United States in 1898, the first week of March has been a time to commemorate the time at which Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage to circumnavigate the world made contact with ...

In Eastern Samar, the narrative of March 16, 1521 isn’t about the “discovery” of the archipelago by foreigners, but about the ...

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan first arrived here about 500 years ago, cruising through Tierra del Fuego's remote straits on a quest for Asian spices. And in the 1800s, Charles Darwin ...

The series begins with a song celebrating two great explorers - Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan. We meet our presenters, Jenny and Wayne, before setting our chronometers to travel to ...