On this day in history, July 14, 1968, Hank Aaron hits 500th career home run

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On this day in history, July 14, 1968, Atlanta Braves legend Henry "Hank" Aaron hit the 500th home run of his record-breaking career in a 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. 

With 499 career home runs under his belt, Aaron hit a three-run shot in the third inning of the game off Giants’ pitcher Mike McCormick, noted History.com.

"Aaron was mobbed at home plate by his teammates and presented with an award by Braves President Bill Bartholomay for reaching 500 home runs," the same source noted.

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Born on Feb. 5, 1934, in Mobile, Alabama, Henry Aaron exhibited athletic prowess in his youth. 

He was a star football player, third baseman and outfielder in high school. 

He signed with the Negro League’s Mobile Black Bears while still a teenager, recounted History.com. 

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron smiles as he is honored with a street named after him outside CoolToday Park, the spring training baseball facility of the Atlanta Braves, in North Port, Florida, in this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo.  (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Aaron joined the Indianapolis Clowns in 1952 at age 18 and assisted the team in winning the Negro League World Series. 

The following year, Aaron’s contract was sold to the Milwaukee Braves of the National League, the same source indicated. 

"On April 13, 1954, Aaron became the last former Negro League player to make his debut in the major leagues," said History.com.

It wasn’t until 1973 that Aaron was thrust into the national spotlight as he neared the finish of a successful assault on one of sport’s most cherished records: Babe