Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Innovation Megastar

America and the world had never seen anybody like Michael Jackson, the man who turned the music industry upside down with his innovative, groundbreaking sound and style. He was the planet’s biggest celebrity. When you heard his music or saw those videos, that were actually mini-films, you couldn’t help but think, “This man is a genius.”

Black History Quiz

On July 23, 1962, this man who became the first Black player to break the color barrier in professional baseball, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He first played with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. He signed his historic contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers on Oct. 23, 1945. He played all 10 years of his major league career with the Dodgers, had a .311 batting average and was the catalyst for Brooklyn pennant victories in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956. The star was born in Cairo, Ga., in 1919. He starred in football, baseball, basketball and track at the University of California at Los Angeles and was the first athlete in the history of UCLA to letter in all four sports in the same year. Then he played with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League and the Montreal Royals in the minors before he joined the Dodgers. He died in 1972 at age 53. In 1999, he was honored with a commemorative stamp. Major League Baseball continues to honor his legacy by naming every April 15 after him.

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