By George Smith, Student Reporter
Nov. 11, 1620 was the 400th anniversary of the day that the Mayflower landed at Cape Cod in the then-unfounded northern United States after more than two months at sea.
A few weeks after landing, and with a New England winter in the forecast, the passengers and crewmembers of the Mayflower – about 150 – sailed farther up the coast to get to work building their community at Plymouth Rock.
A few wintry months had gone by while passengers were building houses, but they were still living on the ship. About half of them died trying to survive the winter.
In March of 1621, there were enough houses for the remaining passengers to live in, and the Mayflower sailed back to England in April.
Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe and President Roosevelt are descendants.