“If I was white, all America would be proud of me,” the baseball legend said before passing the record in 1974 Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human interest’s digital vertical at PEOPLE.

Atlanta Braves legend Henry “Hank” Aaron would have been 91 years old on Wednesday. He died four years ago just shy of his 87th birthday. On Wednesday, he was honored at the Atlanta History ...

In early August, my father-in-law and I attended a Braves-Reds game at SunTrust Park in Atlanta. The game itself was an anamnesis of the American civic liturgy, a contest between baseball’s ...

Alphabetically and arithmetically, what could be finer than having "Aaron, Hank" as the first name listed in The Baseball Encyclopedia? The book's leadoff man is better recognized as the cleanup ...

It's been 50 years since the Brewers welcomed back an icon of Milwaukee sports, Hank Aaron, as a 40-year-old member of the ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run was marked Monday with announcements of a new statue at Baseball’s Hall of Fame and a new commemorative stamp from the U.S ...

George W. Bush presents Hank Aaron with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award during a ceremony in 2002. (Bloomberg) -- Henry “Hank” Aaron, the Black baseball slugger who broke Babe Ruth’s ...

The passing of Henry Louis Aaron in January 2021 left a void in the world of baseball, but his legacy continues to inspire future generations of players and fans alike. In honor of Hank Aaron’s ...

Jackie Robinson: A Conversation with Hank Aaron is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

After Hank Aaron broke baseball's home run record in Atlanta, he wanted to keep playing, but in the town where he got his big-league start: Milwaukee. Aaron was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers and ...