American filmmaker and produce Steven Spielberg is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time, Spielberg has directed historical films such as Amistad and Saving Private Ryan.
More than a month after anchoring in what is now Provincetown Harbor and scouting locations around Cape Cod, the Mayflower docks at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The site would serve as home for the 102 pilgrims who had traveled aboard the ship from England three months prior.
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