5 August 1620 August 4, 2012 Author: Staff The Mayflower departs from Southampton for its first attempt to reach North America. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else." George Bernard Shaw — Click here for more from George Bernard Shaw Related posts: 5 August 1620 21 May 1991 Categories: History Tags: 1620, 5 August