If the Cubs win, consider how long ago 1908 was . . . .
Federal spending was $660 million
there was no federal income tax (1913).
Teddy Roosevelt was the President, and William Howard Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan in the election of 1908
Russia was ruled by a Czar, Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm, Turkey was part of the Ottoman Empire, and China crowned its last Emperor (at age 3!)
The first air flight in the history of Europe occurred in August 1908, as did the first flight lasting one hour
The first discovery of commercial deposits of oil occurred in the Middle East
Henry Ford produced his first model T (at a cost of $850)
There had never been a Triple Crown winner in horseracing (1919)
There was no Wrigley field, no Fenway Park and no Yankee Stadium, none of them had been built
There had never been a black heavyweight champion (Jack Johnson won the title in December, 1908)
In baseball, the New York Giants set an all-time attendance record of 910,000 fans (less than 12,000 fans per game), a record which stood for 12 years
The Cubs won the final game of the World Series in front of the smallest crowd in the history of World Series, 6210 fans
Truly, it was a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
Federal spending was $660 million
there was no federal income tax (1913).
Teddy Roosevelt was the President, and William Howard Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan in the election of 1908
Russia was ruled by a Czar, Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm, Turkey was part of the Ottoman Empire, and China crowned its last Emperor (at age 3!)
The first air flight in the history of Europe occurred in August 1908, as did the first flight lasting one hour
The first discovery of commercial deposits of oil occurred in the Middle East
Henry Ford produced his first model T (at a cost of $850)
There had never been a Triple Crown winner in horseracing (1919)
There was no Wrigley field, no Fenway Park and no Yankee Stadium, none of them had been built
There had never been a black heavyweight champion (Jack Johnson won the title in December, 1908)
In baseball, the New York Giants set an all-time attendance record of 910,000 fans (less than 12,000 fans per game), a record which stood for 12 years
The Cubs won the final game of the World Series in front of the smallest crowd in the history of World Series, 6210 fans
Truly, it was a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
