By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Dec 8th, 2023
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~Reed Johnson 1976 (Cubs 2008-2009, 2011-2012) Johnson was a fan favorite during his time with the Cubs. He made highlight-reel catches in centerfield, and delivered clutch hits time after time. He hit over .300 in three of his four Cubs seasons. ~Kid Camp 1869 (Colts 1894) They called him “Kid...
By Rick Kaempfer
In This Week in 1908
Dec 8th, 2023
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How Long Ago Was 1908? The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, is thriving despite Upton Sinclair’s expose from five years earlier, “The Jungle.” Chicago is known as “hog butcher for the world” and the center of the American meat packing industry. It will remain open until ...
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