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Jackie Robinson was born
He was born in Cairo, Georgia, -
Robinson was drafted into the Army.
Robinson was drafted and assigned to a segregated Army cavalry unit in Fort Riley, Kansas. -
He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
He was the first black baseball player in Major League Baseball. -
Baseball Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. -
Jackie Robison passed away.
He passed away in North Stamford, Connecticut.