Day by Day 404 years ago: The Mayflower makes landfall in the new America

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Day by Day 404 years ago: The Mayflower makes landfall in the new America

It's December 21, 1620. The English sailing ship the Mayflower comes ashore after a ten-week trip across the Atlantic. On board were 102 settlers, who are called the “Pilgrims” in the US. The Pilgrims were a group of dissenting Christians who were exiled from England by the Anglican Church. They arrived in New England, on the U.S. East Coast. The Pilgrims founded the first English colony there: Plymouth Colony. However, due to the late arrival, …