On this day, forty-eight years ago, Barack Obama was born. Who knew that a African American born in such a turbulent time would one day be sitting in the Oval Office celebrating his birthday. In those 48 years he has been alive America has made great progress. We left behind the backwards thinking of the 50s and lived through the revolutionary era of 60s to enter the 70s, 80s, and 90s. We are now living in the 21st century, a time that has seen more equality and acceptance than many others. However, we still have a long way to go to become the nation we have dreamed up.
