Happy Birthday to Jackie Robinson!  He would have been 94 today. If you don’t know about Jackie Robinson, you better go make Google your best friend and look him up!  Check out the special tribute Google did in honor of Jackie and more info after the jump…

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Born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball. Throughout his decade-long career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he made advancements in the cause of civil rights for black athletes. In 1955, he helped the Dodgers win the World Series. He retired in 1957, with a career batting average of .311.

You can read his FULL bio HERE