On Friday night, the Chicago Cubs played their first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945. It has been even longer since they last won a World Series: 1908.

A lot has happened in the world since the last time the Cubs were champions.

Below we take a look at how much the world has changed in the 108 years that have passed since the Cubs won the title.


African-Americans were not allowed to play baseball the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Jackie Robinson did not break the color barrier until 1947, four decades later.

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Women were not allowed to vote. The 19th amendment, allowing women to vote, was not ratified until 1920.

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Cars were not being mass produced. In fact, the first Model-T debuted just 13 days before the Cubs won the 1908 World Series.

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You could not buy sliced bread. Pre-sliced bread did not emerge until the 1920s.

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Clothes did not have zippers. the modern zipper was not used until 1911.

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There were only 46 states. New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawai’i did not become states until after 1908.

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The Russian Empire still existed. Nicholas II did not abdicate until 1917.

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In 1908, man’s life expectancy was just 49.5 years. Today it is 76.6 years.

Foto: Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first publicized handheld mobile phone call on a prototype DynaTAC model on April 4, 1973. This is a reenactment in 2007. source Wikipedia

In 1908, the only way to experience a ball game was at the ballpark. Games were not broadcast on radio until 1921 and television until 1939.

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All baseball games were played during the day. The first night game was not played until 1935.

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