A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 8, 1974, 51 years ago today, Henry Aaron sent the second pitch of his second at-bat over Atlanta-Fulton County ...

With one swing of the bat on a magical night in Atlanta 52 years ago, Hank Aaron made baseball history. At 9:10 p.m. ET on the evening of April 8, 1974, the Atlanta Braves slugger became the career ...

The lights at Truist Park went dark, as a hush fell across the sellout crowd of 41,702. The Braves’ home diamond slowly began illuminating before the words “April 8, 1974” appeared in bold-red letters ...

On the 52nd anniversary of “Hammerin’” Hank Aaron’s historic 715th home run, his wife Billye Aaron took a trip down memory lane. In an interview with Channel 2’s Karyn Greer, Mrs. Aaron said “Hammerin ...

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