September 26, 1580. Sir Francis Drake completes Earth’s circumnavigation.
Woodcut of the eruption of Vesuvius, a scene from the series ‘Drake’s Voyanges,’ from circa 1800.

September 26, 1580. Sir Francis Drake completes Earth’s circumnavigation.
Woodcut of the eruption of Vesuvius, a scene from the series ‘Drake’s Voyanges,’ from circa 1800.