Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Jan. 23, 1914 – A fast auto ride to Gary by three Valparaiso doctors to save the life of the only daughter of a widowed mother was defeated when the driver lost control of the auto and they became stalled in the country.
Jan. 23, 1964 – Construction workers are being aided by unseasonably warm conditions in the erection of the new $330,000 LaPorte post office following sub-zero temperatures in December.
Jan. 23, 1989 – Serial sex killer Theodore Bundy is executed.
Jan. 23, 2004 — The LaPorte County United Way raised more money than anticipated in the 2003 campaign.