1759 – Earthquake in Safed, Palestine, kills hundreds. 1846 – Donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a ...
1908 – Baseball’s anthem, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, is introduced by singer Billy Murray. The songwriting team of Albert ...
1920 – Eight members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for supposedly throwing the 1919 World Series. Although considered heavy favorites to win the Series, the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati ...
2016 — The Chicago Cubs win their first World Series championship since 1908 when Ben Zobrist hits a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed ...
The Chicago Cubs batters have made opposing pitchers look phenomenal on the mound through five postseason games. While striking out more than 30 times in the NL Wild Card Round didn't hurt the ...
The annual Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Chicago will take place Jan. 16-18, 2026, and weekend passes will go on sale tomorrow, Oct. 30, on the Cubs website.
2004: Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African ...