Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
June 19, 1915 — William Dahne will retire to private life after 50 years of service for Samuel Fox’s Sons in LaPorte.
June 19, 1965 — The nation’s economy is in “forward momentum.”
June 19, 1990 — Gold E. Locks was found not guilty of bad manners after 30 minutes of testimony in LaPorte Circuit Court. This was a mock trial for fourth and fifth graders in enrichment class.
June 19, 2005 — With their first release in nearly five years, the Backstreet Boys have plunged into the adult contemporary pool.