Atlanta and U.S. Celebrate Aaron’s Anniversary with Tweets

April 8th, 2014

All of Atlanta and, indeed, the entire country, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of a monumental sporting event: Hank Aaron’s record-smashing home run number 715.

And where better to celebrate than on Twitter?

As part of the party, here’s our quick review of some of the tweets we’ve seen and enjoyed today. We especially like the Vin Scully quote that appears at the end.

If you want to follow along, just search Twitter for hashtag terms like #Hank715, #aaron, and #braves.

But first, a personal disclosure: I have to report that I am not personally related to Hank Aaron in any way, sadly.

And now, the tweets:

Ticket from Hank Aaron’s 715th HR game. Note: Teams used to charge less for children pic.twitter.com/4rMxnVee0B— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) April 8, 2014

Time-lapse of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run @Braves #Braves @HenryLouisAaron pic.twitter.com/HfbtuDo0Od— Dugout Legends (@DugoutLegends) April 8, 2014

The Hank Aaron patch the Braves are wearing pic.twitter.com/s7OPxARIPt— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) April 8, 2014

Congrats, @HenryLouisAaron, on the 40th anniversary of your record-breaking homer! And “Go @Braves!” #BravesAreBack #Hank715 ^J— Georgia Power (@GeorgiaPower) April 8, 2014

“Outta here, it’s gone, it’s 715! There’s a new home run champion of all time and its Henry Aaron!” #Hank715 pic.twitter.com/V9npcsp39y— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 8, 2014

Amen. RT @JasonIsbell: Name your kids Hank Aaron. Name your pets Hank Aaron. Everything cool and good = Hank Aaron.— Bitter Southerner (@BitterSouth) April 8, 2014

40 years ago today, Hank Aaron hit his record-breaking home run 715! Happy opening day! #BravesAreBack #Hank715 pic.twitter.com/2tGVuasWFq— Dominic Smiley (@itsdominicc) April 8, 2014

This happened 40 years ago today. I remember watching it on NBC’s Monday Night Game of the Week. #hank715 pic.twitter.com/MXPhOzRSet— Dave N (@RunnerDave20194) April 8, 2014

40 years ago today, Hank Aaron hit his 715th HR, the one that broke Babe Ruth’s career record. (via @BaseballHall) pic.twitter.com/llqN8M4sno— ESPN (@espn) April 8, 2014

40 years ago today, Hank Aaron hit his 715th HR, passing Babe Ruth on all-time home run list. » pic.twitter.com/LUivwUH3Zj— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 8, 2014

40 years ago today, Hank Aaron broke the unbreakable record. “Didn’t come up here to read. Came up here to hit.” #715 pic.twitter.com/7woGpXmMns— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) April 8, 2014

April 8, 1974 – @Braves Hank Aaron hits 715th HR. (via @AP) Rare Aaron pics: http://t.co/eRbFjF5iki pic.twitter.com/DVGGvLZcVZ— Sports Photos (@sportsphotos) April 8, 2014