Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
April 3, 1914 – There is a movement to convert the dune region between Gary and Michigan City into a national park.
April 3, 1964 – The YMCA building fund campaign was $50,000 short of the goal, so the fund drive is extended.
April 3, 1989 – The City of LaPorte grants a tax abatement to American National Can Co. so it can purchase $13 million worth of new equipment for its 300 N. Fail Rd. facility.
April 3, 2004 – The man who robbed a LaPorte bank branch yesterday was also responsible for a bank robbery in Three Oaks, MI, one hour later.