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Jack Roosevelt Robinson is born in Cairo, Georgia.
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Jackie's mother moves the family from Georgia to Pasadena, California.
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Jackie enrolls in UCLA where he letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football and track.
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Jackie is drafted into the US Army.
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Jackie refuses to give up his seat to a white passenger on an Army bus at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Jackie is court martialed for the July 6, 1944 incident on the bus. He was acquitted and transferred to Ft. Breckinridge, Kentucky, where he coached Army athletics.
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Jackie is honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
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Jackie’s first game with the Kansas City Monarchs, an all-black baseball team.
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World War II ends after Japan surrenders. Hundreds of African-American soldiers are among the thousands of soldiers who will return to America.
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Jackie refuses to buy gas at a gas station because the owner will not let him use the restroom.
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Jackie signs a contract with Dodgers owner Branch Rickey to play for the Montreal Royals.
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Jackie Marries Rachel Isum.
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His first son, Jackie Robinson, Jr., is born.
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Some members of the Brooklyn Dodgers sign a petition against Robinson being on the team.
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Jackie’s first game as a Brooklyn Dodger, making him the first black player on a Major League team.
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Jackie is taunted by Phillies coach Ben Chapman during a game.
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Jackie takes a photo with Phillies Manager Ben Chapman, the manager who had taunted him.
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Pee Wee Reese puts his arm around Jackie at a game in Cincinnati.
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Jackie plays in his first World Series. The Dodgers lose to the New York Yankees in seven games.
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Jackie wins the first ever National League “Rookie of the Year” award.
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Jackie is named Most Valuable Player of the National League.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series.
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Jackie plays his final Major League game verses the Pirates. He hits a home run and the Dodgers win 8-6.
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Jackie retires from Major League Baseball.
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Jackie is voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Jackie Robinson dies of a heart attack at age 53.
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The National League Rookie of the Year Award is renamed the “Jackie Robinson Award.”
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Jersey # 42 is retired from all of Major League Baseball in honor of Jeackie Robinson's impact on the game..
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The first “Jackie Robinson Day” is held in which all MLB players wear “42” in honor of Jackie.
