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Headline: This Day in History: Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's All-Time Home Run Record

Caption: April 8, 1974. Aaron hit his 715th home run to earn the new record in front of a crowd of 53,775 in Atlanta. He hit the record-breaking homer off a pitch from LA Dodgers' Al Downing. The extraordinary achievement would remain in place until 2007.

Keywords: This Day in History: Hank Aaron,breaks,Babe Ruth,all-time,home run,record,baseball,United States,America,home,off pitch,LA Dodgers,achievement,Hall of Fame

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