Hank Aaron - Changing Times

Hank Aaron - Changing Times. . , 1958 , Hank Aaron , The Milwaukee Braves win another National League pennant, but lose the World Series to the New York Yankees four games to three. , Science and Technology , The U.S. establishes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) , National , Alaska becomes the 49th state , Arts and Entertainment , The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in New York City

1965 , Hank Aaron , Aaron and Eddie Matthews set the record for most home runs by teammates, beating Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig's record of 793. They end up with a total of 863 home runs together. The Braves owners decide to move the team to Atlanta. Their last game in Milwaukee is played in September, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-6 in 11 innings. , Civil Rights , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads 4000 demonstrators on a march from Selma to Montgomery, AL to promote voting rights for Black Americans. State troopers attack the demonstrators , On August 6th, President Johnson signs into law the Voting Rights Act, prohibiting states from using poll taxes or literacy tests to limit voter registration of minorities , Malcolm X is shot February 21st as he is about to speak at a Harlem ballroom , Milwaukee , Fr. James Groppi returns to Milwaukee from marching in Selma, AL with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In October he leads a three-day boycott in Milwaukee against de facto segregation of schools , Harley-Davidson issues stock and becomes a publicly-held company National , President Johnson signs the Medicare bill into law and initiates War on Poverty programs , The first U.S. troops are sent to Vietnam , Arts and Entertainment , The top three movies are "The Sound of Music," "Doctor Zhivago", and "Thunderball" , Aretha Franklin records "RESPECT" for Atlantic Records , The Beatles release the move "Help!" and the single "A Hard Day's Night" , Science and Technology , Ralph Nader publishes "Unsafe at any Speed," a report that is highly critical of the safety of automobiles. The report prompts a campaign to improve the safety of U.S. automobiles and launches Nader's career as a consumer advocate.

1968 , Hank Aaron , On July 14th, Aaron hits his 500th home run , National , The American Indian Movement (AIM) is founded in Minneapolis , Milwaukee , The first Summerfest, known as "Milwaukee World Festival," is held , The Milwaukee chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), established in 1967, begins its first protests and sit-ins , Wisconsin's first heart transplant is performed at St. Luke's Hospital , Arts and Entertainment , Stanley Kubrick produces the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" , Civil Rights , Shirley Chisholm becomes the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives , Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., America's leading civil rights activist, is assassinated on April 4th , Robert Kennedy, brother of the late President John F. Kennedy, is assassinated on June 5th, after winning the Democratic primary for the Presidency in California