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In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. He was the first African American to play in the national baseball league. The Brooklyn Dodgers now the Los Angeles Dodgers had the guts to sign him, and get lots incrimination from fans of the team. Since then Jackie Robinson has been a role model for all young baseball players to look up to. His legacy will never be forgotten in the world of baseball he changed the game and how it was played.
Alongside his Nazi followers take control. German people fall under his command. Them into the start of another tragic loss WW2. Adolf Hitler demonstrates his power by starting WW2 with the invasion of Poland 1939. And drags in other countries creating six. Russia ends up giving the finishing blows to Germany and ending the war in 1945.
Martin Luther King was one of the main people who led the civil rights movement. Today his legacy on civil rights leadership still lives on and he even has a nation holiday.
Abraham Lincoln wrote and spoke many speeches that were important. One of his most important speeches was The House Divided Speech. It was about freeing blacks to end slavery. He believed that all men should be treated equal no matter what the color of your skin is. he used the emancipation proclamation to end it.
Herb brooks was a very important guy in the name of hockey. He changed the game in the eyes of many. His coaching and scouting methods were very unique. He lead a group of college students to win the gold metal in Lake Placid in 1980. Many thought that this could never happen.