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Today I learned that Branch Rickey, who broke baseball's color barrier by hiring Jackie Robinson, had a daughter who flew military aircraft in World War II. As a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, she ferried bombers and fighters to free up male pilots. Those trailblazing Rickeys!

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