The Mayflower, a leaky 80-foot-long British cargo ship carrying 102 passengers who were determined to build a new society "for the glory of God," departed from Plymouth, England on this day in history ...

As you carve the turkey today and look around the table at your loved ones, there are important lessons you can teach both young and old about our American Thanksgiving holiday. When the Pilgrims ...

Just in time for a contentious 250th anniversary of the United States of America, historian David S. Reynolds' latest book, Two Ships, helps us realize that any country that couldn't agree on its own ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People march during the National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving on Nov. 25, 2021 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In the fall of 1621, ...

It is the first and greatest American adventure story. A small band of Christian devotees, persecuted in their homeland, sought refuge in a forbidden wilderness across the vast ocean aboard a leaky ...

The slightest breeze rustled through the open doors of All Saints' Church, a 600-year-old structure in Babworth, England. I shivered. It wasn't really cold and I don't believe in ghosts, but I could ...

1620, Pilgrim leader William Bradford, later the Governor of Plymouth Colony, reading the Mayflower Compact on board the Mayflower off the coast of what became known as Massachusetts. (Photo by ...

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