5 August 1620 Posted on August 4, 2012 by Staff The Mayflower departs from Southampton for its first attempt to reach North America. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see." C.S. Lewis — Click here for more from C.S. Lewis Related posts: 5 August 1620 21 May 1991