Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
March 16, 1915 — LaPorte has only a few dope fiends, so the anti-dope law is not to be a problem here.
March 16, 1965 — Virgil T. Grissom and John W. Young whirl three times around the earth and splash down on schedule in the Atlantic.
March 16, 1990 — The state cashes its biggest lottery check yet. $73 million will help pay for programs from highways to pensions.
March 16, 2005 — Orr Mansion gets long-awaited permissions for events and a bed & breakfast.