This week in 1908, the Cubs and Giants play a hugely memorable series at West Side Grounds, Lizzie Borden celebrates a birthday, and despite there only being a few automobiles on the streets of Chicago, Chicago Mayor Busse gets into a fender bender with a Giants player.
This week in 1945, the US Army reopens the breweries in Germany, the Cubs win 10 in a row, and the All-Star game is cancelled by the league because of the war.
