Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Dec. 18, 1913 – The Lincoln Highway Association plans to make the entrance to LaPorte from the great national thoroughfare with a special arch.
Dec. 18, 1963 – Old Man Winter threw his first big haymaker of the season in the LaPorte area overnight and today.
Dec. 18, 1988 – A fire at the Morningside Hotel in South Bend kills one and leaves 100 homeless.
Dec. 18, 2003 – Most LaPorte schools’ ISTEP scores are above state averages.