Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Jan. 12, 1915 — Four lives are blotted out in a series of tragedies upon railroads near LaPorte.
Jan. 12, 1965 — A passenger train stopped in Stillwell for the first time in 30 years. It was in honor of Colleen Gourley, 11, who found a split rail which averted a train wreck.
Jan. 12, 1990 — The inflation rate jumps sharply. Steeper energy prices are blamed.
Jan. 12, 2005 — U.S. Rep. Chris Chocola will open an office in LaPorte.