Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
July 31, 1914 – England is making every preparation to enter the threatened European conflict despite the fact that she is playing the leading role in efforts to preserve peace.
July 31, 1964 – President Johnson has eliminated Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy from his list of eligibles for the vice presidential nomination.
July 31, 1989 – Referrals to the LaPorte Juvenile Probation Department have risen from 577 in 1984 to more than 700 a year.
July 31, 2004 – The 15-year-old LaPorte County Dunebrook child abuse prevention center is ready to grow.