August 1 » Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
August 5 » The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
September 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
November 11 » The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
November 21 » Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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