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 ...

This month marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival at Plymouth Rock and the signing of the Mayflower Compact, the first set of rules for self-governance in the New World. On Sept. 6, ...

The journey of the Mayflower in 1620 is a cornerstone of early American history, but beyond the collective tale of survival and settlement lies a tapestry of personal stories, tragedies, and triumphs.

Though the Plymouth colonists held the first-ever Thanksgiving with the Wampanoag natives -- an enduring symbol of the American spirit -- they are now disparaged. Their descendants are livid. Getty ...

T’was 400 years ago this month, a shipload of Pilgrims and sailors arrived in New England waters after a voyage of 66 days aboard t he Mayflower from England. Seeking to settle near the mouth of the ...

History tells us that the journey across the Atlantic in the Mayflower and that first winter in the New World was tough for the English settlers known as “the Pilgrims.” But what you might not know: ...

The traditional story of Thanksgiving, and by extension the Pilgrims — the one repeated in school history books and given the Peanuts treatment in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" — doesn’t start in ...

In November 1620, the Mayflower completed its voyage across the Atlantic. Before its weary passengers walked on American soil for the first time, 41 men signed their names to a simple agreement. They ...

Angela Sailor serves as vice president of The Feulner Institute at The Heritage Foundation. A group of scholars meets this week to discuss the impact of the Mayflower Compact—signed 400 years ago last ...