1837: Chicago was incorporated as a city. 1861: Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated president in Washington, D.C., for the first time. The Bible that was used during the ceremony was used again in 2008 ...

Within a few steps of the place where the curse of the Billy Goat was born, a new Billy Goat has just opened, its wall covered with dozens of photos and artifacts that capture the history, lore and ...

GEM VILLAGE – The famed Billy Goat Saloon along U.S. Highway 160 – 2½ miles west of Bayfield – closed its doors in August. But it has made a quick return under a new name with familiar faces. The Lost ...

The year was 1945 and on October 6, one of the most frustrating, quirky, and downright notorious curses in sports history was born. And of course we are talking about the "Curse of the Billy Goat" ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Third generation owner of the Billy Goat ...

LAKE CUMBERLAND, Ky. (LEX 18) — If Lake Cumberland is the animal kingdom, a billy goat is king. “That’s all people talk about when they come down here. Where’s the goat? We have to go see Billy,” ...

Over the last several days, you might've found yourself wondering just what's the deal with all this goat talk. What you're really wondering, then, is what spurred the so-called "Curse of the Billy ...

This week at the start of the World Series in Cleveland, fans will see something that has not been seen in 71 years: the Chicago Cubs. The last time the Cubs played in the Series was 1945, when gas ...

Until this year, the Chicago Cubs hadn’t made a World Series appearance in a very long time. In 1945, Dizzy Gillespie was tearing up the music charts with “Salt Peanuts,” Time Magazine’s “Man of the ...