Brooklyn outfielder Jackie Robinson (42) is greeted after his first inning two-run homer against the Pirates at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn on April 15, 1954. At left is Roy Campanella and at right is Pee Wee Reese, who scored ahead of Robinson. Three years later, it was announced the Dodgers would be moving to Los Angeles.
The Dionne quintuplets, Ian Fleming, Phil Hartman and California baseball all made news on this date in history.