“I can say I knew, but I was sitting there cold. It was a cold night,” Ambassador Andrew Young said.
Young was among the “who’s who,” including Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter, Pearl Bailey, and Sammy Davis Jr. in the stands.
It was the night Hammerin’ Hank Aaron made Major League Baseball history.
The Atlanta Braves superstar hit home run No. 715 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, breaking the all-time record of the legendary Babe Ruth.
On Monday, his wife Billye dedicated a tribute at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.
A huge exhibit called “More than Brave: The Life of Henry Aaron.