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Wann kamen die Pilgerväter in Amerika an?
1620
Als Pilgerväter (englisch Pilgrim Fathers oder Pilgrims) werden die ersten englischen Siedler in Neuengland bezeichnet, die die Plymouth Colony im heutigen Massachusetts gründeten, nachdem sie im Herbst 1620 auf der Mayflower über den Atlantik gesegelt waren. Der Name „Pilgerväter“ kam aber erst Mitte des 19.
Warum sind die Pilgerväter nach Amerika?
Zunächst gingen viele Puritaner nach Holland – dort entschieden sie sich nach Amerika auszuwandern, um dort die „wahre Gemeinde Christi“ zu gründen. Obwohl sie in England verfolgt wurden, fühlten die Pilgerväter sich als Engländer und widmeten ihre Kolonie der englischen Krone.
What happened to Pilger and Sutton’s relationship?
Sutton’s appointment as editor was Pilger’s suggestion, but he fell out with Sutton over his plan to produce a left wing Sun newspaper. The two men ended up producing their own dummies, but the founders and the various committees backed Sutton. Pilger, appointed with „overall editorial control“, resigned at this point.
Where did John Pilger work as a freelance journalist?
After moving to Europe, he was a freelance correspondent in Italy for a year. Settling in London in 1962, working as a sub-editor, Pilger joined British United Press and then Reuters on its Middle-East desk. In 1963 he was recruited by the English Daily Mirror, again as a sub-editor.
What is the origin of the author Thomas Pilger?
Pilger is of German descent on his father’s side, while his mother had English, German, and Irish ancestry; two of his maternal great-great-grandparents were Irish convicts transported to Australia. His mother taught French in school. Pilger and his brother attended Sydney Boys High School, where he began a student newspaper, The Messenger.
What happened to Richard Pilger from the Guardian?
In 2018, Pilger said his „written journalism is no longer welcome“ in the mainstream and that „probably its last home“ was in The Guardian. His last column for The Guardian was in April 2015. With the actor David Swift, and the film makers Paul Watson and Charles Denton, Pilger formed Tempest Films in 1969.