Relive the day Barry Bonds made MLB history with his 756th home run

On Aug. 7, 2007, the Giants played the Nationals at AT&T Park. The Nationals won, 8-6, in a game that didn't really impact their standings much -- the victory put them 11 1/2 games back from first. But that's not even close to the most important thing that happened that night.

If Cut4 were around at the time, this is how we might have covered it:

- Barry Bonds punched his ticket to history (along with a hole in the space-time continuum)

- Barry Bonds tattooed his name on the all-time record list and probably on a distant planet

- Barry Bonds … well, you get it.

Eight years ago, Bonds hit his 756th long ball, surpassing Hank Aaron and setting a new record for career home runs:

Just short of a month later, on Sept. 5, he hit a 2-run shot at Coors Field, for his 762nd and final, record-cementing blast: