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Jackie Robinson Day facts for kids

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Jackie Robinson Day is an annual event in Major League Baseball. It honors the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut, becoming the first black major league baseball player of the modern era.. April 15 was Opening Day in 1947. The day was first commemorated on April 15, 2004. Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (today known as the Los Angeles Dodgers) ended 80 years of baseball segregation. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

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  • Jackie Robinson Memorial

    Robinson's number displayed at Citi Field

  • Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. Former National Baseball League player, Jackie Robinson with his son., 08 28 1963

    Robinson and his son David are interviewed during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963.

  • Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954

    Robinson in 1954

  • Jackie Robinson Rotunda

    Jackie Robinson Rotunda

  • 42 Brendan Ryan, 42 Jesus Montero (cropped)

    Seattle Mariners teammates Brendan Ryan and Jesús Montero wearing number 42 on Jackie Robinson Day in 2012

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