Pilgrim leaders assembled aboard the Mayflower in November 1620 to create a governing covenant.Historical dramatization — ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Four centuries ago, 102 men, women and children set sail on the ...

For the 102 English people aboard the Mayflower, last week four centuries ago was a week they would never forget. After more than 65 days on a perilous, storm-tossed journey at sea, they sighted land ...

If this were any ordinary year — instead of one where Thanksgiving celebrations are miniaturized — there would be celebrations and fireworks to mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In his famous Leviathan, the 17th-century theorist Thomas Hobbes argued that members of a political society should submit ...

The Mayflower Compact and William Bradford's "Of Plimoth Plantation" are two documents that give a window into what the men and women of Plymouth Colony went through to survive, and they hold lessons ...

As we, as a country, celebrate our 250th birthday this year, we also celebrate the 406th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact, originally signed aboard the Mayflower on November 21, 1620, before the ...

Most of us have probably not even thought about the Mayflower Compact since elementary school. The Compact was the document drawn up by the passengers on the ship "Mayflower" after it reached what was ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) will start accepting orders for the first 2026 Semiquincentennial Two-Roll Sets and Bags with the Mayflower Compact ...

The date of Veterans Day is easy for me to remember. It’s Nov. 11, which also is when I was born. I tell people, “Yeah, they fly the flags on my birthday.” The flags actually go up that day because ...

Around this particular Thanksgiving holiday, especially in the midst of our current travails, we should take a moment to recall that this is the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, the founding ...