On Nov. 3, the Chicago Cubs made history. After a long 108 years, the Cubs broke the curse of the goat and won the 2016 World Series!

According to CNN, the curse of the goat came about in 1945. Tavern owner, William Sianis had brought Murphy the goat with him to Wrigley Field, while the Cubs were playing the fourth World Series game against the Detroit Tigers.

Sianis was asked to leave the stadium due the goat’s odor bothering other fans. Outraged by this request, Sinais declared that the Cubs would not win again.  In fact, the Chicago Cubs lost the 1945 World Series and did not play in the World Series for another 71 years.

However, just a few weeks ago the Cub’s defeated the Cleveland Indians in game 7 of the World Series; therefore, ending the curse of the goat.

Fans all over Chicago were thrilled with the Cub’s victory and could not wait for the announcement of the parade. On Nov. 4, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the parade would take place on Nov. 5 with a rally following in Grant Park.

According to the Chicago Tribune, fans were asked to watch the parade from three select locations which included: Addison Street from Sheffield to Pine Grove Avenues, North Michigan Avenue from Oak to Ohio Streets, and Columbus Drive between Monroe Street and Balbo Avenue.

Early on Nov.5, fans, of all ages, filled public transportation, wearing Cubbie blue, excited to take part in the celebration. According to City Officials, an estimate of over 5 million people attended the World Series celebration.

The parade began at 11 am and eventually, around 12:30 pm, the busses arrived at the rally holding the players, friends, family, managers, the owner, the president, and many other Cub’s employees.

At the rally, several people gave speeches including, the Cubs manger Joe Maddon, the president of the Cubs, Theo Epstein, the owner Thomas Ricketts, and a couple of the players.  In all of their speeches, they thanked the employees and players of the Cubs for their hard work and dedication and the fans for remaining loyal all these years.

The rally concluded with Bret Eldredge singing the famous song, “Go Cubs Go!”