All posts tagged "mayflower"
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12.6K7MassachusettsBartholomew Gosnold, the Founding Grandfather of the 13 Colonies (and Namer of Cape Cod)
When Bartholomew Gosnold and his small crew came to anchor on the Maine coast in 1602, an Indian wearing imported European shoes...
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35.2K83MassachusettsThe Great Migration of Picky Puritans, 1620-40
When the Pilgrims landed in Plimoth Plantation in 1620, they began what was called the Great Migration – great not because of...
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9.8K10MassachusettsThomas Faunce: The Man Who Saved Plymouth Rock
In 1741, Thomas Faunce of Plymouth, Mass., had grave concerns about the town’s plans to construct a new wharf. It would, he...
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11.2K8MassachusettsPlymouth Colony Drafts the First Laws in North America
Democracy formally took root in North America on Oct. 4, 1636, when Plymouth Colony drew up the first legal code on the...
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8.0K13Business and LaborThe Ritz-Carlton Opens in Boston, May 19, 1927
When the Ritz-Carlton hotel opened in 1927 in Boston, it required guests to adhere to a dress code. The hotel forbade women to...
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