Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Aug. 27, 1913 – Thousands enter the gates of the LaPorte County Fair, where horses are racing, the carnival is in play, and the floral hall is a mass of beauty.
Aug. 27, 1963 – Two miners are brought to the surface after being trapped for two weeks in Sheppton, Pennsylvania.
Aug. 27, 1988 – A Fort Wayne man is held after threatening President Reagan and saying he was en route to Washington to blow up the Pentagon.
Aug. 27, 2003 – The current American teacher profile is white and female.