CLEVELAND, Ohio - This year marks the last chapter in the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo story, which began more than 75 years ago.
Major League Baseball told the New York Times Monday the Indians will stop using the Chief Wahoo icon, a caricature of a Native American character that originated in 1932 or 1947 - depending on who you ask.
For decades, protesters have stood outside Progressive Field, calling the logo racist and claiming the use of such icons discriminates against Native Americans.
Wahoo supporters scream back, donning feathered headdresses for opening day and painting their faces red. #KeepTheChief became a rallying cry for those who feel the icon captures Cleveland pride and history. 2018 will be the last year for Wahoo.
Take a look at how Wahoo came to be, and when public opinion began to slide away from Wahoo's favor.
1915 - Cleveland baseball team becomes the Indians
The Cleveland team was previously named the "Naps" but changed in 1914 when star player Nap Lajoie left. The choice was left to baseball writers.
Whether the name was chosen to honor former Native American Indians player Louis Sockalexis is a highly-debated origin story.
1932 - "The Little Indian"
Some historians say what would come to become Chief Wahoo actually began in The Plain Dealer. Known as "The Little Indian," the strips, featuring a Native American character, was based on the results of the last day's game.
1947 - Walter Goldbach designs the first version of Chief Wahoo
The first iteration of Chief Wahoo was designed by 17-year-old Walter Goldbach. The Indians' owner at the time, Bill Veech, commissioned the logo.
1948 - Indians win the World Series
The Indians were wearing Chief Wahoo when they won over the Boston Braves.
1950 - "Wahoo" appears in print
Nobody truly knows where the name Wahoo came from. Neither Fred Reinert, the Plain Dealer cartoonist that created "The Little Indian," or Goldbach named their character Chief Wahoo.
In 1950, The Plain Dealer published a headline that read "Chief Wahoo whizzing." Writers used Wahoo as a nickname for former Indians player Allie Reynolds, a Native American who belonged to the Muscogee Creek nation. He was traded to the Yankees in 1946, and went on to play in multiple World Series.
1951 - Modernized Chief Wahoo
The image of Chief Wahoo was altered slightly to make the nose smaller and make the logo more red. This is the version of the logo used today.
2009 - Wahoo not displayed outside complex at spring training
The Indians moved their spring training facility to Goodyear Ballpark in Arizona in 2009. When they moved, the Wahoo logo was not prominently displayed outside as it had been in the past.
Arizona contains one of the largest populations of Native Americans in the country. When asked, team president Paul Dolan told sportswriter Paul Hoynes that there was "some sensitivity" involved in using the logo outside of the complex.
February 2014 -- cleveland.com editorial board calls for Wahoo's retirement
"Many fans ... view Wahoo through the lens of their youth, when they learned to embrace Wahoo the way they did Bugs Bunny, as loveable and funny, and before they knew anything about racial stereotypes," the editorial states.
"That's why benching Wahoo is so difficult for them. It implies that their affection for Wahoo was somehow impure. It taints their nostalgia. It creates a break from the past. For many, getting rid of Wahoo means giving into excessive political correctness.
"It's why this editorial board has hesitated in the past to take a position.
"But Americans have a long history of giving up on once-acceptable traditions when they come to realize the consequences -- as unintended as they may be -- of keeping them going."
April 2016 - Wahoo becomes a secondary logo
After years of protests, Indians owner Paul Dolan told The Plain Dealer in April of 2016 the team had moved to the Block C as the primary logo. The Wahoo icon remained on the sleeve of the jerseys.
October 2016 - Activist tries to stop use of Wahoo in Ontario
When the Indians went up against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS, activist Douglas Cardinal filed in Canadian court, requesting an end of the use of the Wahoo logo in Ontario.
Cardinal, who designed the National Museum of the American Indian, claimed that the name and logo were discriminatory.
The Supreme Court of Justice in Toronto rejected the request and the Indians continued to use the logo.
October 2016 - World Series brings Wahoo to the national stage
As the Indians progressed to the finals of the World Series in 2016, Wahoo became the subject of headlines all over the county. The New York Times, the Washington Post, ESPN and more ran stories pointing out the icon, and Clevelanders who hadn't ever paid much attention, took sides.
December 2017 - Goldbach dies
Goldbach, the original creator of the Wahoo logo, dies at 88.
January 2017 - Indians awarded the 2019 All-Star game
April 2017 - Commissioner wants to move away from Wahoo
The New York Times reported in April that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred stated he wanted the Indians to "move away" from the icon.
It was the first time that the commissioner took a clear stance on the issue.
June 2017 - Chief Wahoo case moves ahead in Ontario
Though his initial request was denied in 2017, Cardinal went on to file two more suits against the use and broadcast of Chief Wahoo in Canada. One of the cases, filed in the Human Rights Tribunal in Ontario, and the court decided in June that it could hear the case.
No ruling has been made.
July 2017 - MLB Commissioner says decision tabled until after the season
The Indians would go on to get into the MLB playoffs, eventually falling to the New York Yankees in the ALDS.
January 2018 -- MLB announces 2018 will be last season for Wahoo.