George Washington was the first president to call for a grand national day of  “thanksgiving and prayer” that was later solidified by Lincoln and FDR into the Thanksgiving we know today. (Picture the grand marshall of the Macy's Day parade dressed as George Washington with a turkey by his side.

Mary McLeod Bethune was committed to depositing resources into the children of the next generation. “Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.”

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carry the ashes of a loved one by one’s side

From fire to ashes to hope, these 9/11 firefighters raise the American flag at Ground Zero.

"In this statue, Washington leans on a fasces, a monument to his power and jurisdiction." (Statues)

George Washington’s house, Mount Vernon, is magnificent itself, but even more magnificent is the fact that Washington yielded power after two terms and retired to his house and farm.

 Brigham Young, first governor of Utah, puts his stick in the soil and declares the Salt Lake Valley as “the place” for settlement.

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you possess the body parts by your side  

Despicable Me villain wants to possess the moon

John Swigert Jr. was one of the astronauts on the Apollo 13 moon mission.

a friend is your right-hand man

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"Kamehameha, King of Hawaii, extends his right hand in the friendly greeting of aloha.“ (Statues)

a cook or server with a cloth towel at their waist or over their arm

Father Damien, a man of the cloth, devoted his life to the leper settlement in Hawaii. He eventually caught leprosy and had to wrap himself in cloth.