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 ground work for a nation.the first ten amendments to the constitution may not have happen, 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 manuever, 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 came within hours of achieving a coalition, that without it, has been the center earth's unrest. edith bolling wilson kept a presidency intact by performing duties a first lady had never done before or since