Feast, family, football, friendship... but what was the story behind the sailing flower where it all originated?

First, the Mayflower Compact was signed on Nov. 11, 1620. The Mayflower’s original destination was near the mouth of the ...

Winslow, who was at the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621 and is the only person we know who wrote about it, sent the following letter to a friend in 1621. In 1622, this letter was printed in a ...

One suspects the name of William Bradford is either not known at all or, if known, not well known by Americans.

Thanksgiving is one of the most cherished holidays in America, as it is firmly rooted in family, community, and above all, ...

The roots of our uniquely American celebration of Thanksgiving are traced back to when the Pilgrims set sail for America on Sept. 6, 1620, and for two months, braved the Atlantic Ocean.  We remember ...

A federal appeals court has limited the scope of a lower court ruling that prohibited Louisiana from enforcing a new law that ...

What role did religion play in the genesis of the US? Rejected in their homeland, how did English Puritans become the ...

There is also a recreation of a 19th-century sea captain's parlor at home and his quarters at sea, a diorama of the Mayflower Compact being signed aboard the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor and more.

Were there any dogs or cats on the Mayflower? Presumably so. When the Mayflower reached Massachusetts in 1620, there were 102 ...

But, first here are a couple of newsy must-know items. Were you aware that  currently the average price of tooth fairy payouts is $4.58 per baby tooth? Holy cow! And, furthermore, 86% of tooth fairies ...