Captain Everett Pope led his company in a fierce night long defense against ferocious Japanese counter-attacks, earning the Medal of Honor. Honor and remember Everett Pope.

Paratrooper Joe Mann earned the Medal of Honor posthumously during Operation Market Garden, when he single-handedly destroyed a German gun emplacement, was wounded but stayed on the line, and then smothered a potato masher grenade the next morning to save his buddies’ lives. Honor and remember Joe Mann! 

Charles Roan earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on Peleliu when, though wounded already, he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Honor and remember him!

Arthur Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 Japanese pillboxes and killed 50 enemy troops on Peleliu, earning the Medal of Honor. He had fought on Cape Gloucester and later served as a platoon sergeant in the Okinawa campaign.

39 delegates from 12 states signed the US Constitution. Benjamin Franklin, aged 81, was the oldest signer and Jonathan Dayton, aged 26, was the youngest. Alexander Hamilton and James Madision also signed. 

The Mayflower set sail from England with 130 souls aboard, 102 of which were Pilgrims bound to create a holy community in the new world. Already low on food and other provisions because of departure delays, the Mayflower had a rough and dangerous journey ahead.

Today is the bloodiest day in American history, when 22,727 Americans died on both the Union and Confederate sides in the Battle of Antietam. The Union held the field at the end of the day, despite suffering 20% higher casualties (12,410 Union soldiers) than the Confederates. 

Honor and remember those Americans who suffered as prisoners of war.