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 ...

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 ...

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 were introduced to the Pilgrims and their ship, Mayflower, as part of a fall remembrance of the ‘First Thanksgiving” and that story certainly is inspirational and somewhat true. That first ...

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 ...

A group of scholars meets this week to discuss the impact of the Mayflower Compact—signed 400 years ago last week, on Nov. 11, 1620—on the American concept of the rule of law. The Heritage Foundation ...

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 ...

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A group of scholars meets this week to discuss the impact of the Mayflower Compact—signed 400 years ago last week, on Nov. 11, 1620—on the American concept of the rule of law. The Heritage Foundation ...