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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You 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 statues of famous historical figures, often the sculptor positions the figure in such a way or puts objects by their side or in their hand to represent something about their life or work.

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

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 at that location declares the Salt Lake Valley as “the place” for settlement.

You possess the body parts by your side.

The 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.

Picture 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 a towel.

Sergio Furnari created this sculpture based on the famous photograph by Charles C. Ebbets of New York steel workers taking a break on an I-beam high in the air. You can use the sound of "gōngzuò" 工作 to remember left (左 zuǒ). Work is also a left-brained activity.

This statue shows a little mouth by one’s right side telling you the right (a play on words) decision to make.