This week in 1910, while Orval Overall is throwing a shutout against the Pirates at West Side Grounds, King George V is crowned in London. The Cubs will go on to win the pennant, George will go on to win World War I.
This week in 1935, while Tex Carleton is beating the Braves in Boston with a 5-hit gem, President Roosevelt is signing a major part of the New Deal, the WPA, into law. The Cubs will go on to win the pennant, and Roosevelt will go on to win re-election.
