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..."You give me a credit to which I have no claim in calling me 'the writer of the Constitution of the United States.' This was not, like the fabled Goddess of Wisdom, the offspring of a single brain. It ought to be regarded as the work of many heads and many hands." James Madison — Click here for more from James Madison No related posts. Categories: History Tags: 1620, 5 August