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Even if
you're not a baseball fan, this is both interesting and sad!
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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. Incredible, but
true. ![]()
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. Sixteen US 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repealed.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 the 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; they
lost the majority of them. ![]()
20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New
Mexico were added to the Union. ![]()
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