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Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series

Moment · 2016 · Notable

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The Cubs ended a 108-year title drought as fans shared reactions and filled the streets.

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@peytonxxnicole · Nov 3, 2016

My dad is the biggest cubs fan I know, just got off the phone w him & he's bawling complete tears of joy. Go Cubbies ❤️

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Post · @peytonxxnicole on X

Chicago Cubs

@Cubs · Nov 3, 2016

The dream team. #FlyTheW

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Post · @Cubs on X
Cubs players pile up on the field after winning Game 7 in Cleveland
TIME
Official 2016 World Series logo
Unknown author Unknown author / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Cubs players celebrate the final out of the 2016 World Series
MLB.com / Chicago Cubs
The Cubs team gathers for a photo on the field after the win
@Cubs on X
Steve Goodman, writer of Go Cubs Go, performing
Billboard
Fans wave W flags downtown during the 4 November Cubs rally
Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Bill Murray, overcome, on the field after the Cubs won Game 7
TIME
Cubs players embrace on the field after Game 7
FOX Sports Press Pass
Crowds fill Grant Park for the Cubs championship rally
Chicago Sun-Times

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Numbers

Observed peak date
Week of Nov 4, 2016
Nov 3 ’16 to Week of Nov 4, 2016
Platforms
7
Started on TV
Origin
Mixed
Sports

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The Cubs ended their title drought in Game 7. Fans posted family reactions, bought championship newspapers and attended a parade. Sponsor tributes and a Saturday Night Live appearance carried the celebration beyond baseball.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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  1. November 2016

    Chicago Cubs / Cleveland Indians seed · Nov 3 ’16

    The Cubs won Game 7 in Cleveland, ending their 108-year World Series title drought.[1][2]

    Cubs players celebrate the final out of the 2016 World Series
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  2. @peytonxxnicole platform jump · Nov 3 ’16

    A fan posted a celebration video and wrote that her father was crying after the Cubs won.[3]

  3. TIME press · Nov 3 ’16

    TIME published its account of the drought-ending win at 05:37 UTC.[4]

    Cubs players pile up on the field after winning Game 7 in Cleveland

  1. owner response · Nov 3 ’16

  2. platform jump · Nov 3 ’16

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Region
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