April 15, 1947: Robinson breaks the major league color barrier as he makes his Dodgers debut against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Robinson goes 0-for-3 but scores a run. May 9 ...

Jackie Robinson is unequivocally one of the greatest Americans ever to live. Without question, he was the best of us. Our society certainly wouldn't be what it is today without his significant ...

As part of the Sox’ Jackie Robinson Day programming, ... Lee’s timeline to return remains unclear. He was on a hot stretch at the plate before his injury, batting .333/.412/.467.

The Department of Defense has restored a story dedicated to the Army history of Jackie Robinson, who defiantly opposed racism in the military before breaking baseball's color barrier, on its website.

Removing Jackie Robinson’s military record puts Donald Trump in the same company with every white ballplayer who ever threw at, spit at or spiked Robinson because they didn’t want to play with ...

It also provided an account of an incident that almost ended Robinson's Army career. Robinson had boarded an Army bus on July 6, 1944 and was ordered by the driver to move to the back, but refused.

The military story of Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier after serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army, no longer exists on the Department of Defense’s website as part of the ...

Jackie Robinson's Army history briefly scrubbed from Department of Defense websites. Share Copy Link. Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 6:31 PM EDT Mar 19, 2025 Josh Copitch Managing ...