Jackie Robinson
In this seldom seen 1951 photograph, Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson trades his baseball bat for a tennis racket. Robinson was one of the participants in a celebrity tennis competition to benefit the American National Theater and Academy. Robinson seeks assistance from tennis legend Althea Gibson, who became the first black athlete to win a Grand Slam title in 1956.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is seen in this 1960 photograph delivering a message to the American people over radio and television. His most recent South American trip took him to Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Eisenhower, who was elected president in 1953, was the first Commander-in-Chief to hold the presidency of each of the 50 states.
