Nov. 4, 2008, became the day, the month and the year history was made.

It was a rare history that never happened before. A man of color — Senator Barack Obama, an African-American from Illinois — became the president of this United States.

He was elected over a very revered POW and war hero Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the 44th president, and the first African American to hold the most important office in the world.

Barack Hussein Obama changed the political landscape in the U.S. forever; whether you believe it or not he represented a change in a special way.

He opened doors of possibilities for others that were only exclusive for white male Americans to sit in the oval office.

The beauty of our democracy is power resides in the hands of the great citizens of this country.

Every four years at the polls, we decide who should become the leader of the freest and greatest country on earth. This is why and how Obama came into the consciousness of the world.

His election changed the narrative and it also put a face to Dr. King’s Aug. 28, 1963, speech, at the Lincoln Memorial. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

Barack Obama spent eight years as president. He may not have met every promise he made, but he left an indelible mark in the sands of time.

He did some memorable things that are worthy of appreciation, such as the killing of Osama bin Laden, he took on health care reforms by signing into law the Affordable Care Act, he bailed out the dying auto industry with a stimulus bill, he also signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Act, which opened the door for equal pay for equal work, ended the war in Iraq and he also granted clemency to more than one thousand prisoners all throughout his presidency.

The hallmark of Obama’s time in office is his eight years as the commander-in-chief knew no scandal. He gave us the most charming first lady whose approval rating even surpassed the two candidates that ran for 2016 election.

Like every human being, he had his own share of mistakes and realized his shortcomings. The job of leading a country doesn’t end with one president but one thing is sure, Barack Hussein Obama came into office when America was bleeding economically and he took a step that stopped it, he deserves some thanks.

Farewell, Mr. President, history will remember you according to your deeds.