Factbox: When Cubs last won World Series in 1908, there were 46 U.S. states

The Chicago Cubs are playing the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night in the deciding Game Seven of Major League Baseball's World Series with hopes of ending the team's 108-year wait for a championship. The long-suffering Cubs have not won a World Series title since 1908, enduring one of the longest championship droughts in professional sports history. Since 1908, the United States, and the world, have changed dramatically.

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