In History – Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s record

IN HISTORY - April 8th:

1963 - 35th Academy Awards - "Lawrence of Arabia", Anne Bancroft & Gregory Peck win
1963 - Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the White Sox for $25,000
1968 - 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King
1968 - Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King's assassination

1974 - Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaking Babe Ruth's record in Atlanta

1975 - 47th Academy Awards - "Godfather II", Ellen Burstyn & Art Carney win

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1918 - Betty [Bloomer] Ford, US 1st lady (1974-77) and founder of the Betty Ford Center clinic (d. 2011)
1948 - Gerald McRaney, Collins Miss, actor (Rick-Simon & Simon, Major Dad)
1966 - Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Tx, actress

GOODBYE TO:

1947 - Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies at 83
1973 - Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91
2013 - Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister (1979 - 1990) dies aged 87

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