Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Aug. 15, 1914 – Americans are able to leave Paris and Berlin while German soldiers push on to Brussels.
Aug. 15, 1964 – Bus service to the LaPorte County Fair will be offered from several points in the city.
Aug. 15, 1989 – The state of Alaska sues Exxon for improper cleanup of America’s worst oil spill.
Aug. 15, 2004 — LaPorte Police Det. Lynn Cains will take over the city code job.