Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, born Jan. 31, 1919, in Georgia, broke the color line in Major League Baseball when he started on first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Robinson ...

Tommy Brown, a Brooklyn native who starred ... He was the last link to the Dodgers team that made baseball history when Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to suit up for a National ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all ... ball and uniform emblazoned with a special Jackie Robinson logo, a short film by ...

"Jackie Robinson ... has impacted more lives. Robinson lit the torch and passed it on to several generations of African-American athletes. While the Brooklyn Dodgers infielder didn't make a ...

Jackie Robinson signs what is, at the time, the highest-paying contract in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was for $35,000 per year (still just $455,000 in today’s dollars). Sheesh—how ...

unveiled three new Jackie Robinson cereal boxes to be sold in stores nationwide. It was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Famer breaking MLB’s color barrier.