The Big Red One, the 1st Infantry Division, went into the attack on this day in 1917, the first American unit to take the fight to the Germans in World War I.

Francis Wai, a Chinese-American and a UCLA grad, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day for his heroic leadership during the liberation of the Philippines. Honor and remember him!   

President College ordered the United States Marine Corps to defend the Postal Service against robbery by organized criminals.   

Donuts! The first donuts were created, fired by Salvation Army workers supporting the American troops fighting in France.  

Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest while campaigning for the presidency in 1912, but, concluding that the bullet had not hit his lung because he was not coughing up blood, he went on to deliver a ninety speech before seeking medical attention. 

Mary Ludwig Hayes, known as Molly Pitcher, who fought in her husband’s place after he was shot down at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, swabbing and loading Continental Army cannons during the American victory. 

Happy birthday to the United States Navy!

Jack Pendleton, a Staff Sergeant from Yakima Washington with the 30th Infantry Division, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously by volunteering to lead a squad against a German machine gun nest. Despite being wounded, he pushed on to silence the gun.

United States Navy Admiral Norman Scott received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his leadership during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, when American forces defeated the Japanese attempts to reinforce their Solomon troops.