Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
March 12, 1915 — Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, the richest lady in the land, dies rather suddenly in New York.
March 12, 1965 — LaPorte can expect a windfall of nearly $150,000 from gasoline tax money and increased cigarette state taxes during March and June.
March 12, 1990 — U.S. trade is restored with Nicaragua.
March 12, 2005 — Do our local judges feel safe? Three say yes, but more security measures should be examined.