Since his arrival into the baseball scene in 1996, Derek Jeter has not only turned himself into a baseball icon but a symbol of athletic perfection as well. Spending his entire 20-year career with the New York Yankees, he helped them win 7 pennants and 5 World Series, while also making the All-Star team nearly every year.
Elizabeth Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 â April 30, 1926) was the first female African American pilot ever to hold an international pilot license. She fought discrimination to follow her dream of becoming a pilot. 1 Early Life.
Bessie Smith âs songs read like chapter titles of her tumultuous life : â Down Hearted Blues , â â Thereâll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight , â and â Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer. â Born in Chattanooga , Tennessee , in 1894 , she sang on street corners , performed in vaudeville theaters and summer tents , and earned more than any ...