Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
April 7, 1915 — Plans for improving the macadam (stone) road from the Summit to Michigan City are moving forward.
April 7, 1965 — The sheriff points to the need for a LaPorte County juvenile detention unit after the beating of three youths in the juvenile section of the jail yesterday.
April 7, 1990 — A suspicious fire swept through a North Sea ferry and killed at least 75 people.
April 7, 2005 — Teachers rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis for more education funds.