On April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali refused the Vietnam War draft, sacrificing his boxing career for his beliefs. Discover the day Ali stood still and made history.
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On April 15, 1947, baseball and America witnessed a seismic shift. Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color barrier and becoming the first Black player in the modern MLB era.
When you think about the greatest to ever play the game, Babe Ruth’s name is probably one of the first to come up. But for real baseball fans, there’s another name that belongs at the top of the list—Hank Aaron. His journey to breaking Babe Ruth’s legendary home run record wasn’t just a milestone in baseball history; it was a moment that solidified Aaron’s place as theGOAT (Greatest of All Time) in the eyes of fans everywhere.