Today In History
Written by wdkxwp on March 17, 2016
In 1946, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson made his professional debut as a member of the Montreal Royals in the Daytona Beach ballpark that now bears his name. 
One year later, Robinson would break Major League Baseball’s color barrier and earn the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In 1999, Maurice Ashley, an immigrant from Jamaica, became the latest of the world’s 470 grandmasters, 
and the first black person to reach the game’s highest rank as a result of his play in a tournament sponsored by the Manhattan Chess Club. The rank is conferred by the International Chess Federation to players who amass a set number of points in 24 official games played within a seven-year period.
Source: Aurn.com
