*On this day in 1976, John Landecker and John Travolta appeared together in front of nearly 30,000 screaming fans at Woodfield Mall in what was one of the most memorable appearances in both of their careers. Landecker tells the story of that day in his book Records Truly Is My Middle Name.
*On this day in 2019, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts gave his unofficial thumbs up to the Eckhartz Press book EveryCubEver.