A groundbreaking ceremony for the United States Capitol building took place 
on September 18, 1793. President George Washington, dressed in masonic 
attire (above), laid the cornerstone.

The tools used at the cornerstone ceremony, on display at the George
Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, VA

 
Mount Rushmore during construction

Carving of Abraham Lincoln at Mount Rushmore, ca. 1934

On October 4, 1927, the carving process began on Mount Rushmore National 
Memorial in the solid granite Black Hills of South Dakota.The face of Abraham 
Lincoln was dedicated on September 17, 1937. Work on the massive sculpture, 
one of the largest ever completed, continued until October 1941.

     Stone in Vietnam (Sept. 16, 1967 – late November, 1968)

Oliver Stone was part of the battle at Firebase Burt on the
evening of January 1, 1968.  He was wounded twice and
awarded the Bronz Star for combat gallantry. He was also
awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Oliver Stone is 66 today

    Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982)

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace on their wedding day in
April, 1956