Cast Out: Martin Luther Is Excommunicated
On January 3, 1521, Pope Leo X issued the bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, formally excommunicating Martin Luther and sealing the split that would become the Protestant Reformation.
Tales from the year 1521
Homonhon, 1521: The Day Magellan Reached the Philippines
On March 16, 1521, after three months crossing the Pacific without landfall, Ferdinand Magellan's starving crew sighted the mountains of Samar in the Philippines.
The Morning Magellan Never Came Home
On April 27, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan was killed on the Philippine island of Mactan, ending his quest to sail around the world.
The Day the Lake City Fell
On August 13, 1521, Spanish and Tlaxcalan forces captured the Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc, ending the siege of Tenochtitlan and toppling an empire.