Twenty major events that have occurred since the
Chicago Cubs last laid
claim to a World Series championship:
1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their
team lose.
2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team
lose.
3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and
hear their team
lose to more clubs.
4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th,
50th, 60th, 70th,
80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.
5. Haley's comet passed Earth twice.
6. Harry Caray was born....and died.
7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams
won championships
in each league.
8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs
given up by Cubs
pitchers.
9. Eighteen U.S. presidents were elected.
10. There were 11 amendments added to the
Constitution.
11. Prohibition was created and repealed.
12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was
discovered and became the
subject of major motion pictures, the latest giving
Cubs fans hope that
something that finishes on the bottom can come out on
top.
13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest
park in the National
League.
14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to
hold all of the
team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles
have since rusted
and been taken down.
15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics
have been held.
16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple
Crown; several thanked
Cubs pitchers.
17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style and
came back in.
18. The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston
Red Sox and the
Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.
19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games and
lost the majority of
them.
20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico
were added to the
Union.