Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Oct. 1, 1914 – The Germans retreat from France.
Oct. 1, 1964 – Falling debris from the top two floors of a flaming building in Boston kills five firemen.
Oct. 1, 1989 – East German refugees seeking passage to the West defied threats of beatings and sought shelter in the West German Embassy.
Oct. 1, 2004 – At a local restaurant, three citizens say Bush won the first presidential debate, two say Kerry, and one says neither.