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Salem sent first white men to Saugus |
Governor John Winthrop arrived in Salem with charter from King Charles I and a thousand immigrants |
Legislature changed name from Saugus, the Indian Name, to Lin (now called Lynn), in honor of Rev. Samuel Whiting, who had officiated at St. Margaret's Church in Lynn Regis, England |
Colonial Governor Endicott approved application for William Dixey, one of the first five early settlers, to retire to Saugus |
French and Indian Wars |
Declaration of Independence |
American Revolution |
US Constitution signed |
Louisiana Purchase |
War of 1812 |
Mexican War |
California Gold Rush |
American Civil War |
Emancipation Proclamation |
1629 |
1630 |
1637 |
1657 |
1740-41 |
1754-60 |
1776 |
1775-83 |
1787 |
1803 |
1812-15 |
1846-48 |
1848 |
1861 |
1863 |
1898 |
Spanish American War |
1914-18 |
World War I |
1929 |
Stock Market Crash |
1929-30s |
Great Depression |
1939-45 |
World War II |
1950-53 |
Korean War |