Jackie Robinson died on Tuesday, October 24, 1972.
Jackie Robinson was born on Friday, January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia.
Jackie Robinson was the 1947 Major League rookie of the year
Jackie Robinson Day was created in 2004.
Jackie married Rachel on February 10,1946.
Jackie's first MLB home run came on April 18, 1947 off of Dave Koslo of the New York Giants. The Giants won the game, 10-4.
on the 5th of october
Moses Fleetwood Walker debut game May 1, 1884 as the Catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings versus the Louisville. This is the official debut of an African American in baseball. of madern day it would be Jackie Robinson who first played in April 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
February 10, 1946
The Day is Jackie Robinson Day. It's April 15 every year. It was first started April 15,2004.Its been going on ever since. This is a tribute to Jackie Robinson .This is special because of the many things he did in his time such as opening the gate for blacks to play sports and his number is retired from the whole league so it is a great way to remember him.
August 28, 1945
Jackie Robinson
January 24th