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Jackie was born January 31st, 1919.
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Jackie Robinsons life timeline
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Began at Pasadina Jr. College, he was named regions MVP in baseball. sfgate.com
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He is the first four letter varsity athlete to ever enroll at UCLA. comc.com|
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Jackie Robinson was enrolled into the U.S Army but never saw service. First he was going to be discharged for insubordination because he would not move his seat for a white solider. He was let off on a honorable discharge in 1944. yardbarker.com
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He began his baseball career with the Kansas City Monarchs. He made 400$ a month. espn.go.com|
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He married his college girlfriend, after he started playing for the Monarchs. https://www.biography.com/people/rachel-robinson
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Jackie became the first black baseball player to ever join the MLB.
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He won rookie of the year in 1947, the first year the award was given out.
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He won the most valuable player in the National League. pinterest.com
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He became the first black player to ever win a World Series. stuffnobodycaresabout.com|
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Jackie Robinson was the first black player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. baseballhall.org|
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He founded the bank as a protest against white banks that discriminated against African- Americans with loans and/ or high interest rates. umass.edu|
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He dies in Stamford Connecticut from heart complications. nydailynews.com|
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The award Jackie Robinson won first was now named after him. blog.gospikes.com
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He is the only player to have his jersey retired for every single team. picsforkeywordsuggestion.com|
