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Major League Baseball on Tuesday commemorated the 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier.
LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday.
Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush ...
MLB is right to celebrate its most impactful participant, an American civil rights hero whose courage should always be taught ...
Ebbets Field Flannels is paying tribute to the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson and the many untold stories of the Negro ...
Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.
The Negro Southern League Museum is set to host Jackie Robinson Day 2025 on Saturday, April 12, in downtown Birmingham.This ...
1934 — The Chicago Black Hawks edge the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in overtime to win the Stanley Cup in 4 of the best-of-5 series. Charlie Gardiner gets the shutout and Mush March scores the winning goal ...
It’s the final NHL game for Gardiner, who dies of a brain hemorrhage two months later. 1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. 1949 — Sam Snead ...
He did not yield another run for 56 consecutive innings. 1947 — Jackie Robinson became the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agreed a one-year deal ...
1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd ...
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