Seventy-eight years ago, on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut and integrated Major League Baseball.

Jackie Robinson Day is April 15, in honor of the day he broke into the major leagues. Bloom Township is taking it a step further, wearing Negro League jerseys all week leading up to that date.

1947 — Jackie Robinson became the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agreed a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. 1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes.

with 20 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise. The fifth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, forward alum Jackie Robinson (no, not the one you ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by ... forward alum Jackie Robinson (no, not the one you are probably thinking of, and maybe not ...

His name: Jackie Robinson. Robinson is best known, of course, for breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947. But on July 6, 1944, Robinson refused a driver’s order to move to the back of an ...

The Pentagon removed a webpage honoring Jackie Robinson, stating that 'DEI is dead.' The removed page, celebrating Robinson's achievements and military service, was part of an article titled ...

“Jackie Robinson epitomizes what it means to be an American,” said Kendrick. On Wednesday morning, a URL leading to Robinson’s story in the Defense Department’s ‘Sports Heroes Who Served ...

The Pentagon deleted pages dedicated to baseball great Jackie Robinson, who served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army and fought ardently for civil rights. Here's why that matters. Bettmann / NBC via ...

The U.S. Department of Defense removed a webpage about the military career of Black baseball legend Jackie Robinson in early 2025. Rating: True (About this rating?) Context: The U.S. Department of ...

Smith said he thinks the hiring of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is an example of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) amid backlash surrounding the removal of Jackie Robinson’s military ...