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 con… ...

Dodger great Jackie Robinson’s life off the field is explored in book ‘Call Him Jack’ Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long introduce Robinson to middle school readers with “Call Him Jack ...

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. On April 15, 1947, Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's ...

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 ...

The existing market at Jackie and Mack Robinson’s childhood home, now located at 123 Pepper Street. (Courtesy of the City of Pasadena). Show Caption. 1 of 3.

Jackie Robinson is the ultimate American hero in a class by himself of not only athletes, but of all Americans. He was a four-sport athlete with high academic success and he served our country in ...

A Pasadena historian is continuing his years-long battle with the city to better memorialize the home of baseball icon and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson, despite his efforts being mired in ...

A biography about Jackie Robinson has been identified as a candidate for removal from the Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy due to a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordering ...

He once said, “A life is not important except for the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson's Obituary in The Times "Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies," Oct. 25 ...

The existing market at Jackie and Mack Robinson’s childhood home, now located at 123 Pepper Street. (Courtesy of the City of Pasadena).

Pasadena man continues push to better memorialize childhood home of Jackie Robinson 02:12. A Pasadena historian is continuing his years-long battle with the city to better memorialize the home of ...