There are players that make such a positive impact in Sports that they go down in history.  Jackie Robinson is certainly one of these players. Robinson made such an impact that Major League Baseball continues to honor him to do this day.

It was on this day, April 15th, 1947, that Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in the majors.  He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and when he played, it ended 80 years of baseball segregation.  It was an extremely important day in Sports, and Jackie Robinson’s legacy continues to be recognized for it.

His debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers (today known as the Los Angeles Dodgers) ended approximately eighty years of baseball segregation, also known as the baseball color line, or color barrier.   In 2004, on the 64th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Sports, Major League Baseball initiated Jackie Robinson Day.   On April 15th, each year Jackie Robinson’s #42 Jersey is highlighted at baseball stadiums throughout the nation each year.  Players who don’t usually wear #42, wear a #42 jersey in honor of Jackie Robinson and the great impact he made on Baseball and our nation.