Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Aug. 9, 1913 – The Odd Fellows will have a union picnic at Bluffside, Pine Lake, on labor’s next holiday.
Aug. 9, 1963 – The newborn son of President and Mrs. Kennedy dies.
Aug. 9, 1988 – President Reagan names the first Hispanic to a Cabinet post. Lauro Cavazos is his nominee as education secretary.
Aug. 9, 2003 – LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Branca’s sharp teeth and swift response help end a search for a suspect wanted in a Winamac robbery.