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1929
The Cubs are in the midst of a pennant winning season.
*Riggs Stephenson slugs a home run and Sheriff Blake beats the Brooklyn Robins in Wrigley Field on the same day that 60,000 SA and SS troops march in Munich, flexing their Nazi muscles.
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1969The Cubs are in the midst of one of their most memorable seasons.
*While Fergie Jenkins is striking out 10 Pirates and throwing a two-hitter in Chicago, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are preparing to perform at the Fillmore East, their first ever concert together.
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1984The Cubs are hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since World War 2.
*The Cubs score eight runs in the eighth inning to beat the Mets 11-4 in New York, but most Chicagoans aren't watching the game. They're watching the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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1989The Boys of Zimmer are taking Chicago by storm.
*On the day that George W. Bush makes his self-proclaimed "biggest mistake ever" (trading Sammy Sosa to the White Sox while he was President of the Texas Rangers), the Cubs beat the Mets 10-3 at Wrigley Field. Greg Maddux gets the win.
