Compiled by Mary Hedge, La Porte County Public Library
1920
The Democratic National Convention is in full sway in San Francisco. The first dramatic scene of the day was five spic-and-span U.S. Marines in sparkling-blue uniforms on the speaker’s bridge.
1970
Roman Catholics in Londonderry, Northern Ireland throw barricades and hurl stones and bottles at British troops sent to dismantle the group.
1995
Japan and the United States reach agreement in auto-trade talks.
2010
Rachael Bazzell of La Porte is a finalist in the Miss Indiana pageant.
