Jackie Robinson, first black in Major Leagues, dies 50 years ago this hour (1972)


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(Tuesday October 24, 1972, 7:10 a.m. EDT) — Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement by breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, died today of a heart attack in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53.