Birth place: Mobile, Alabama
Birth name: Henry Louis Aaron
Father: Herbert Aaron
Mother: Estella (Pritchett) Aaron
Marriages: Billye Williams (1973-present); Barbara Lucas (1953-1971, divorced)
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2002 – Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
August 7, 2007 – Barry Bonds, of the San Francisco Giants, surpasses Aaron’s record with 756 home runs.
April 25, 2009 – The permanent exhibit, Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, opens at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. There are only two exhibits that honor a single player; the other is for Babe Ruth.
April 14, 2010 – The Hank Aaron Childhood Home & Museum opens in Mobile, Alabama.
February 2014 – The Atlanta Braves announce they will honor the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s then-record 715th home run by wearing a commemorative patch on the sleeve of their uniforms during the season.
