Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Sept. 24, 1914 – The Germans near Verdun do not budge.
Sept. 24, 1964 – The LaPorte board of works is asking for a $150,000 bond issue to cover the cost of purchasing and remodeling the old post office building to turn it into city hall.
Sept. 24, 1989 — President Bush urges a U.S.-Soviet ban on chemical arms.
Sept. 24, 2004 – The pros and cons of wearing school uniforms are aired.