If you want to go that direction:
Things that have happened in the 108 years between Cubs World Series wins:
- Radio was invented
- TV was invented
- Baseball added 14 teams
- George Burns celebrated his 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays
- Halley's Comet passed Earth... twice
- Harry Caray was born... and died
- The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league
- The Chicago White Sox became the only "second" team for a city to outdo its primary team
- Man landed on the moon
- Sixteen US presidents were elected
- There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution
- Prohibition was created, and repealed
- The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered, and became the subject of a major motion picture
- Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field's roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down
- A combination of 40 summer & winter Olympics has been held
- Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown
- Bell bottoms came into style, went out of style, and came back into styl
- The Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Florida Marlins ALL won the World Series
- Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the Union
All true!