Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Feb. 24, 1914 – The state supervisor of natural gas says that oil in paying quantities might be obtained in LaPorte County by drilling wells west of Michigan City.
Feb. 24, 1964 – Whirlpool’s gift to the “Y” is $60,000.
Feb. 24, 1989 – A cargo door blew off a plane with 351 people, hurling up to 11 to their deaths.
Feb. 24, 2004 – Marines stream into Haiti to protect the U.S. Embassy and its staff.