Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
May 8, 1915 — 1,500 perish when the big Lusitania sinks. Many Americans are lost.
May 8, 1965 — A new comic strip, “The Born Loser,” is starting in the Herald-Argus.
May 8, 1990 — Newcomers Jeffrey Bernel and Allen Brinklow join incumbents Fran Milo and James Heinold in wins for the LaPorte School Board.
May 8, 2005 — Sewing is the fabric of Davelle DeMarco’s life.