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Jackie Robinson

Chronology

1919	Born January 31 in Cairo, Georgia
1920	Relocates to California with mother and siblings
1937	Graduates from John Muir Technical High School and enters Pasadena Junior College
1939	Enters the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
1941	Leaves UCLA a few credits shy of his degree
1942	Joins U.S. Army
1944	Receives honorable discharge from Army
1945	Plays for the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs; signs to play with the Montreal Royals, an all-white Brooklyn Dodgers-affiliated farm team
1946	Marries Rachel Isum in February; debuts with Montreal Royals in April
1947	Breaks major league baseball's 20th century color line by taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15
1956	Plays last season of baseball; joins Chock Full O' Nuts restaurant chain as vice president
1963	Marches with Martin Luther King in Birmingham, Alabama
1972	Dies October 24 in Stamford, Connecticut