Introduction

"You Know Heroes are ordinary people that have achieved extraordinary things in life." (1) Some of those ordinary people changed history but remained in footnotes of the history books. An Iroquois Chief, Canasatego, showed a practicing republic as an example. Founding father, George Mason, laid the groundwork for a nation. The first ten amendments to the Constitution may not have happened without him.

James Armistead was instrumental in starting a nation. He passed on a simple message that gave us Independence. Irena Sendler saved a generation of Warsaw Jews, gave hope for resistance, and helped keep the culture alive. Joshua Chamberlain, a school teacher, saved a nation with a military maneuver that rivaled the greatest military minds. Vasili Arkhipov saved the world from nuclear destruction by shaking his head no.

Aaron Aaronsohn had a dream to create a nation by way of sharing natural resources, possibly coming within hours of achieving a coalition that, without it, has been the center of Earth's unrest. Edith Bolling Wilson kept a Presidency intact by performing duties a First Lady had never done before or since.