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Jackie Robinson was born on January 31,1919 in Cairo, Georgia.
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Jackie was enrolled into University of Califorina, Las Angelas. He becomes the schoosl first 4-letter man.
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Jackie joins the Honolulu Bears semi-pro football team.
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On this day jackie was leaving Honolulu to go back to California. That same day the attack on Pearl harbor happened. Jackie heard the news of the U.S. declaring war when he reached California.
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Jackie is called to action by his country, and Jackie answers.
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Jackie earns a promotion to 2nd Lieutenant in the Army.
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Jackie accepts an honorable discharge after Jackie refused to move to the back of a military bus at Fort Hood, Texas. He returns to California after.
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Jackie meets with Branch Rickey of the Dodgers and agrees to join the Dodger Organization.
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Jackie signs a contract to play with the Montreal Royals of the International League. He received a $3,500 bonus and $600 per month salary
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Jackie and Rachel Isum are married at the Independent Church in Los Angeles.
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Jackie and Rachel arrive in Daytona Beach for Spring Training. Here he meets John Wright, another African American on the Montreal Roster. The Montreal Royals team is locked-out of the Ballpark in Sanford because of Jackie and John's presence on the team.
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Jackie makes his big-league debut against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn
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The Dodgers claim their first World Championship beating the Yankees by four games to three.
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Jackie announces his retirement as a professional baseball player. Jackie Robinson, along with Martin Luther King, Jr., receives an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Howard University.
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Jackie is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
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Jackie joins Martin Luther King, Jr. and many others in a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Jackie Robinson dies of a heart attack at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. The Reverend Jesse Jackson gave the eulogy at the funeral, held at Cypress Hills Cemetary in Brooklyn
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The Jackie Robinson Foundation is established. The JRF is a public, not-for-profit national organization founded by Rachel Robinson as a vehicle to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson and his achievements.
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UCLA's Baseball stadium is dedicated to Jackie Robinson.
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Jackie Robinson is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. President George W. Bush presented the medal to Robinson¹s family.
