Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Dec. 19, 1914 — More men are going to battle for the kaiser and Russia is rushing troops to repel the Germans in Poland.
Dec. 19, 1964 — One of the most beautiful lunar eclipses in known history was visible here in LaPorte.
Dec. 19, 1989 — U.S. troops invade Panama.
Dec. 19, 2004 — Michigan City gets 26 inches of snow while LaPorte gets 9.5 inches.