#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/16/2013 #4

Los Angeles • Rachel Robinson, the wife of the late Dodger great Jackie Robinson, waves to the crowd, while standing with Earvin Magic Johnson before the start of the game against the San Diego Padres on Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium.

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/19/2016 #12

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#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/24/2021 #5

In 1972, Hall of Fame player Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson, who’d broken Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, died in Stamford, CT, at age 53. #JackieRobinson

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#5 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/23/2022 #6

In 1962, Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. #JackieRobinson

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#6 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/31/2022 #2

In 1919, Hall of Fame baseball player Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson was born in Cairo, GA. #JackieRobinson

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#7 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/10/2022 #8

In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson from the Montreal Royals. #JackieRobinson

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#8 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/11/2022 #4

In 1947, Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers played in an exhibition against the New York Yankees at Ebbets Field, four days before his regular season debut that broke baseball’s color line. (The Dodgers won, 14-6.) #JackieRobinson

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#9 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/31/2024 #1

A stolen statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson was found Tuesday, burned and in pieces inside a trash can at a Kansas park, as police continue to search for the vandals who committed the “disgraceful” act. The statue was stolen last week from McAdams Park in Wichita, where the thieves were caught on surveillance camera cutting off the statue at the ankles and throwing it into a pickup truck.

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