Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. To mark the occasion, every major league ballplayer in the country wears his number, 42, on April 15. ( Photo: Bob Sandberg/Look/Wikimedia Commons) The Many Twists and Turns behind the Jackie Robinson Story The late Jackie Robinson is remembered as a Brooklyn Dodgers hero and a civil rights icon, but his path to that status was... News 16 Apr 2026 | 01:40
