by Sarah Cowgill | Nov 25, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Edward Doty, an indentured servant, boarded the Mayflower in Devon, England, on the sixth day of September in 1620 to make the three-month-long journey to the colonies. The 100-foot boat was packed with 102 passengers and roughly 35 crew members. The weather was...
by Archived Author | Nov 28, 2019 | Articles, Culture Rot, Politics, Social Issues
Americans learn in school that the Plymouth Colony celebrated its first Thanksgiving in 1621 to break bread and affirm peace with the Native Americans. Was this feast really the celebration of bounty that is so often described these days? After all, the Pilgrims had...