On September 6, 1492, Christopher Columbus left his final port of call in the Canary Islands before crossing the Atlantic for the first time.
On September 6, 1522, the Victoria returned to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to circumnavigate the world.
In 1620 on the Old Style date of September 6th, the Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower. Their aim? To settle in North America.