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 ...

The voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 has come to define the founding moment of America, celebrated each year at Thanksgiving. A lavish new drama documentary by Ric Burns, based on governor William ...

More than 300 years ago, a lonely vessel sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. Named the Mayflower, it was supposed to be ...

Those who emigrated on the Mayflower in 1620 seeking religious liberty might not have realised the challenges that lay ahead of them. Roaring summer heat and bitter winters were only part of their ...

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 ...

PLYMOUTH – British and American flags waved on the waterfront Monday as they did in the same date in 1957, as Plimoth Patuxet Museums celebrated the sapphire jubilee of Mayflower II’s arrival in ...

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 ...

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) – The Mayflower II has returned to Plymouth, Massachusetts. The replica of the famed ship that carried the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1620 returned to its home port on Plymouth ...

As he breathed the crisp sea air and contemplated surrendering to the gentle lull of azure waves that nearly rocked him to slumber, Yossel Gulden stood at the bow of The Mayflower, closed his eyes and ...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. Detectives trying to solve the murder of a Federal Way High School student 20 years ago have identified a suspect as a descendant of the Mayflower pilgrims. Sarah Yarborough was ...