Exactly 400 years after 41 men in the galley of a ship called the Mayflower agreed to form a “civil body politic,” the public would do well to put the “civil” back into our self-government. The ...

Gov. William Bradford described his talented and influential Puritan pastor, John Robinson, as "a learned man of solid judgment and a quick and sharp wit; an acute and expert disputant, never ...

There is much more worth commemorating in the history of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, but that would require additional articles. First, a little history leading up to the signing of the Mayflower ...

Angela Sailor serves as vice president of The Feulner Institute at The Heritage Foundation. Joseph Loconte / @JosephLoconte Joseph Loconte, Ph.D., is the director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for ...

Lloyd Mendes lives in Somerset. This isn't the first time we've been pulled apart by political acrimony. Not very long ago and not very far from here, we sat together in a small ship off the shores of ...

Nov. 11 is an important day in America. Not only does the country honor its veterans, but it is a day when, 400 years ago, a small group of Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, a document that ...

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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 ...

After an arduous journey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620, the colonists we call the Pilgrims were faced with a monumental decision: What to do next? Blown off course by massive storms, the weary ...

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 ...

Just over four centuries ago, 102 men, women and children set sail on the Mayflower, a Virginia Company merchant ship from England bound for the New World. While the passengers had no idea what their ...

The newly released coin is one of several designs that will be made available later on for general circulation or purchase.