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Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's Home Run Record
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Forty-six years later, another look at Hank Aaron's 715th home run in 1974
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Hank Aaron dies at 86 Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Hank Aaron - Wikipedia
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Braves country remembers Hank Aaron's 715th home run 49 years later
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1970s Baseball - On this date, April 8th, in 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run off the Dodgers' Al Downing at Fulton County Stadium, breaking
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Henry Aaron hits home run No. 715
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Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86
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Forty-six years later, another look at Hank Aaron's 715th home run in 1974