page_title: Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts
section_title: 20th century
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts / 20th century
caption_attribution_description: The former home of the English High School in Lynn, Massachusetts, now renovated into residences.
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the history of Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.
context_section_description: 1900 - Population: 68,513.
  1903
  Henry W. Eastham becomes mayor.
  Vamp Building constructed.
  1904
  second High Rock Tower constructed 
  1905
  St. Michael the Archangel Parish established.
  431 factories in Lynn.
  1906 -  Charles Neal Barney becomes mayor.
  1907 Lynndyl, Utah, a town named after Lynn, is founded.
  1908 - Thomas F. Porter becomes mayor.
  1909 - James E. Rich becomes mayor.
  1911 - William P. Connery, Sr. becomes mayor.
  1913
  George H. Newhall becomes mayor.
  Chamber of Commerce established.
  1916 - James Street addition to the original Lynn English High School opens
  1918 - Walter H. Creamer becomes mayor.
  1921 - Bridge rebuilt on Salem-Boston turnpike.
  1922
  Harland A. McPhetres becomes mayor.
  Lynn's William P. Connery, Jr. is elected to the United States House of Representatives.
  1924
  March 29 - Fire destroys the 1892 portion of the original Lynn English High School
  1926 - Ralph S. Bauer becomes mayor.
  1930
  Population: 102,320.
  J. Fred Manning becomes mayor.
  1933 - United States Post Office–Lynn Main built.
  1937
  March 28 - Highland Circuit electric streetcar line (first electric trolley in Massachusetts) is converted to motor bus operations
  June - Congressman William P. Connery, Jr. dies.
  September - Lawrence J. Connery elected to fill his late brother's Congressional seat.
  November - Manning Bowl stadium opens.
  1938 - Capitol Diner in business.
  1940
  Albert Cole becomes mayor.
  Fraser Field opens.
  1943
  River Works plant opens.
  Mayor Albert Cole resigns to serve in U.S. Army. Arthur J. Frawley becomes acting mayor.
  1944
  Arthur J. Frawley elected mayor.
  1946
  Albert Cole becomes mayor.
  Lynn Red Sox baseball team active.
  1947
  Lynn Vocational and Technical Institute established (approximate date).
  WLYN goes on the air.
  1949
  City Hall built.
  Lynn Tigers baseball team active.
  1948 - Stuart A. Tarr becomes mayor.
  1952
  Arthur J. Frawley becomes mayor.
  Boston and Maine's Central Square station rebuilt.
  1953 - Lynn's Harry Agganis signs with the Boston Red Sox.
  1955 - Harry Agganis dies at the age of 26.
  1956 - Thomas P. Costin, Jr. becomes mayor.
  1959 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in the Cardinal Cushing Charity Game held at the Manning Bowl.
  1960 - Lynn Sunday Post begins publication.
  1961
  July - Mayor Thomas P. Costin, Jr. resigns to become Postmaster of Lynn. M. Henry Wall becomes acting mayor.
  November - M. Henry Wall elected mayor.
  1963 - WBWL begins broadcasting.
  1965 - North Shore Community College established
  1966
  Irving E. Kane becomes mayor.
  The Rolling Stones kick off their North American Tour at the Manning Bowl.
  1970 - J. Warren Cassidy becomes mayor.
  1972
  January - Pasquale Caggiano becomes mayor.
  April - Pasquale Caggiano dies. Walter F. Meserve becomes acting mayor.
  July - Antonio J. Marino becomes mayor.
  Plans to construct Interstate 95 through Lynn and Lynn Woods Reservation are scrapped
  1974 - David L. Phillips becomes mayor.
  1975
  Lynn's Thomas W. McGee becomes Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  Great Stew Chase footrace begins.
  1976 - Antonio J. Marino becomes mayor.
  1980 - Lynn Sailors baseball team formed.
  1981 - November - Fire levels approximately three square blocks of the downtown, destroying 17 buildings
  1982 - Lynn Sailors relocate to Burlington, Vermont.
  1986 - Albert V. DiVirgilio becomes mayor.
  1990 - The Bay State Titans, a semi-pro football team, is established. The team's Defensive Tackle, Eric Swann, would be selected with the 6th overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft.
  1992
  Patrick J. McManus becomes mayor.
  Central Square - Lynn MBTA station rebuilt.
  1999 - New Lynn Classical High School building opened.
caption: English High School 1916 section
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