Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Aug. 16, 1914 – Stillwell suffers a fire loss that wipes out an entire business block.
Aug. 16, 1964 – Teamsters President James R. Hoffa is sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a union pension fund fraud.
Aug. 16, 1989 – Amanda Blake, who played Miss Kitty on “Gunsmoke,” died of cancer at age 60.
Aug. 16, 2004 – LaPorte outlaws smoking in city-owned offices and closed vehicles.