The Cubs have been a National League team ever since 1876, but they weren't the Cubs then. They were the Chicago White Stockings until the early 1900s, when a local newspaper came up with the nickname "the Cubs" because of the young players they had. The last World Series they won were in 1907 and 1908.

Ever since then, they've been coming close to the World Series, but they haven't been in one since 1945. That was the year when a Cub fan walks to Wrigley Field with a Billy Goat. He asked if he could go into Wrigley field with his goat. The people at Wrigley said he couldn't go in. So he cursed this team until they let his goat in. After every season cub fans say, wait until next year!

The Cubs have had great players like Ernie Banks and Hack Wilson. You can read about both of them in this section, along with six other great Cubs. Also in this section there's our choices for the Cubs' all-time team, an interview with a long time Cubs fan and the history of Wrigley Field.