5 August 1620 August 4, 2011 Author: Staff The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England for its first attempt to get to North America. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Our ideas, like orange-plants, spread out in proportion to the size of the box which imprisons the roots." Edward Bulwer Lytton — Click here for more from Edward Bulwer Lytton No related posts. Categories: History Tags: 1620, 5 August