| 1902 | Wartburg Congregation begins, Nov. 28, 1902. |
| Wright Brothers' first airplane flight. | 1903 | |
| 1904 | 1st Sunday School has 27 students. |
| Norway declares indepandence from Sweden. | 1905 | Constitution adopted. Norwegian language. |
| Great San Francisco earthquake. | 1906 | Ladies; Aid organized. C. Schmidt 1st. president. |
| Color photography developed. | 1907 | |
| Cmdr Perry reaches the North Pole. | 1909 | |
| Titanic sinks. | 1912 | |
| U.S. Income tax introduced. | 1913 | |
| 1915 | Dr. J.N. Kildahl, 2nd pastor 1915 - 1920. |
| 1916 | Congregation membership is 60. |
| 1917 | Women's Missionary Fellowship formed. |
| 1919 | Quilters group organized. |
| First general radio broadcast. | 1920 | Dr. C.M. Weswig 3rd pastor, 1920 - 1937. |
| World War I ends. | 1921 | O. Bjertnes is S.S. Superintendent. |
| Charles Lindberg flies nonstop NY/Paris. | 1927 | |
| 1930 | Dr. O.M.J. Stolee pastor, 1930-31; S.S. enrollment-151. |
| Empire State Bldg opens. | 1931 | Worship language changed to English. |
| Social Security bill signed. | 1935 | Congregation membership is 146. |
| Invention of nylon; Hindenburg crashes. | 1937 | Congregation changes name to St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church;Strickler House purchased; membership is 218. |
| Orson Welles' radio show, "War of the Worlds" causes panic. | 1938 | Dr. M.O. Wee pastor 1938-39; James Langemo installed as 1st full-time pastor. |
| 1940 | Church library started. |
| U.S. enters WWII. | 1941 | |
| 1944 | Alvin Lewis called as 2nd full-time pastor and serves for 17 years until 1961. |
| FDR dies; Atomic bomb dropped on Japan; WWII ends; 1st electronic computer. | 1945 | |
| 1948 | Groundbreaking for new building. |
| Color TV invented by RCA. | 1949 | New church bldg. dedicated: Congregation has State Fair booth. |
| Average U.S. income $1,436. | 1950 | Boy Scout Troop 80 begins, meets until 1973. |
| 1952 | 54 baptisms (also 1959). |
| Polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk. | 1953 | |
| Roger Bannister runs 4-minute mile. | 1954 | Membership reaches 1000. |
| VCR invented. | 1956 | Parish hall expanded. |
| 1957 | Jim Christianson appointed treasurer, serves for 32 years. |
| Minnesota Centennial. | 1958 | |
| Berlin Wall erected. | 1961 | Bob Anderson installed as 3rd full-time pastor, serves until 1970; first lay president of congregation. |
| John Glenn 1st to orbit earth. | 1962 | 3rd Sunday worship service added; Victorine Nelson begins 15 years of library service. |
| President Kennedy assassinated. | 1963 | |
| First heart transplant, Cape Town, S. Africa. | 1965 | Largest Confirmation class, 46. |
| 1966 | Kathryn Ulviden Moen begins as musician. |
| Martin Luther King assassinated./TD> | 1968 | Membership peaks at 1640. |
| U.S. lands first man on moon. | 1969 | 18 couples married. |
| 1971 | Rolf Hanson becomes 4th full-time pastor, serves 20 years. |
| U.S. ends role in Vietnam. | 1973 | Cabinet and Commission system established. |
| 1974 | More building renovations and additions. |
| 1978 | Congregation sponsors 1st refugees. |
| Sally Ride 1st woman astronaut. | 1983 | Luther Place condominiums completed. |
| 1992 | Paul Ofstedal becomes 5th full-time pastor, serves until 2000. |
| World Trade Centers destroyed by terrorists. | 2001 | Glenn Berg-Moberg becomes 6th full-time pastor. |
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