Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Aug. 30, 1913 – Domestic woe results in a near tragedy on Grove Street when a wife attempts to take her life by firing a bullet into her body.
Aug. 30, 1963 – The mine explosion toll in Moab, Utah, is 18.
Aug. 30, 1988 – At least 15 die in a Delta crash at the Dallas airport.
Aug. 30, 2003 – In 2001-2002, there were 1.9 cars per U.S. household.