Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Dec. 6, 1914 — Ladies are given carnations during the 1st-anniversary celebration at Smiley’s jewelry store on Lincolnway.
Dec. 6, 1964 — Seniors at the new LaPorte High School serve a picnic lunch outdoors wearing summer clothes with ear warmers and mittens.
Dec. 6, 1989 — President Bush, who recently described himself as a macho guy, plans to attend a drug summit in violence-ravaged Colombia.
Dec. 6, 2004 — A high rise blaze in Chicago injures at least 34, including firefighters.