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Jackie Robinson is born to his mother, Mallie and his father, Jerry Robinson.
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Jackie enrolls at UCLA, and becomes the school's first four letterman
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Jackie marries the girl of his dreams.
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Jackie plays his first professional baseball game for the Montreal Royals, who were a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Montreal won the game 14-1 over Jersey City.
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Jackie and the Montreal Royals win the Little World Series over the Louisville Colonels 4-2 in a best of 7 series. Jackie finishes off the season with a .349 batting average and is declared the International League batting Champion.
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The Robinson's have their first of three children.
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Jackie Robinson is promoted to the Brooklin Dodgers after having an amazing season with the Montreal Royals. The Doders beat the Boston Braves by a score of 5-3 in Jackie's debut.
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Jackie becomes the first player to ever with the Rookie of the Year award. Jackie finishes the season with a .297 batting average, finished the year with the most stolen bases in the league.
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Jackie wins the NL MVP, in a season where he had many career highs, including stolen bases (39), and batting average (.342), etc.
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A movie about Jackie Robinson is released, Jackie plays himself in the movie.
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Jackie retired from baseball with a .311 batting average, and 1'518 hits.
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Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King, Jr., both receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Howard University.
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Jackie Robinson's number is retired by every team in baseball
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Jackie Robinson Day is created to remember the life of Jackie Robinson.
