Mayflower pilgrims see land of the New World

On November 9, 1620

The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Their journey took a total of 3 months, and the Pilgrims later landed at Plymouth Rock.

This Day in History - November 9

1907

King Edward VII was gifted with The Cullinan Diamond (the world's largest diamond) on his 60th birthday.

1520

The Stockholm Bloodbath came to an end when the final executions took place.

1888

Mary Jane Kelly was found dead on her bed in London. She is thought to have been the fifth and final victim of the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

1494

Piero the Unfortunate was stripped of his title of Lord of Florence, Italy, and exiled.

1967

NASA launched the Apollo 4 test spacecraft to test the Saturn V rocket for the first time.

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