Ratan made history in October 2004 when his suborbital vehicle, SpaceShipOne, became the first manned private craft to make it into space.
In 1986, DeGeneres made history when she was asked to perform on The Tonight Show.
Clooney's nominations made history as he became the first person ever to be nominating for acting in one movie and directing in a different movie.
Glow, her first attempt at entering the competitive perfume industry, made history by being the top-selling perfume in more than nine countries in less than four months.
Cook also made history in 2005 when his second album, Retaliation, debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 -- making him the highest-charting comedian in 25 years.
