Timeline
Civil War, Fine Art America, 2014
1861-1865:
U.S. Civil War.
1865:
Slavery ends, Segregation begins.
1896:
Plessy v. Ferguson.
Jackie Robinson UCLA, U.S. Department of Defense, 1939-1941
1919:
Jackie Robinson is born.
1939-1941:
Jackie attends UCLA.
1942-1944:
Jackie serves in WWII.
1945:
Jackie plays for the Monarchs.
Jackie Robinson in Dodgers Club House, The Globe and Mail, 1947
1947:
Jackie breaks the color barrier, and awarded Rookie of the Year.
1955:
The Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series.
1957:
Jackie retires from baseball.
Jackie Robinson's Grave-Stone, Brooklyn Eagle
1962:
Jackie is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1972:
Jackie dies, age 53.
April 15, 2004:
Jackie Robinson Day is created.