At 6’4″, Lincoln stood out even more by wearing a top hat. Lincoln had a second black silk band added to every top hat to symbolize his deep ongoing mourning and remembrance of his son, Willie, who had died of typhoid fever. The last time he wore this hat was that fateful day when he attended Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865.

Until the mid 1800s, a married woman’s money was the property of her husband. Susan B. Anthony thought that women’s inability to own property symbolized a lack of power. She dedicated her life to ensure each woman would get property rights or a “purse of her own.” Susan’s purse became her trademark and symbol of financial independence.

During WWII, American Indians were recruited to become “code talkers.” Using Navajo words to represent letters of the alphabet, the Code Talkers sent military messages through field radios. Their code was never broken, and they helped win important battles, including at Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion in France, and at Iwo Jima.