In the early days of Birmingham's steel industry, industrial titan Rick Woodward built a state of the art ballpark in the shadows of the Birmingham steel mills.
Dreamland Barbeque has come a long way since it opened as a hillside cafe in Tuscaloosa in the late 1950's, and if it wasn't for a dream, Dreamland could have been a final resting place.
Jesse Owens's accomplishments were monumental in the 20th Century, but the impact that this Alabama native had on the sporting world is still felt today, decades after his death.
Thousands of escaped slaves poured into Fort Monroe, which became known as "Freedom's Fort" and is even referred to as the "Ellis Island for African-Americans."