Chapter 4 Events Timeline

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  • Printing Press is Invented
    Jun 7, 1440

    Printing Press is Invented

    Johannes Gutenberg is said to have invented the printing press in 1440.
  • Massachusetts Puritans Law of 1642

    Massachusetts Puritans Law of 1642

    This law passed by the Puritans in 1642 states that parents are responsible for their children's education.
  • Massachusetts Act of 1647

    Massachusetts Act of 1647

    The Massachusetts Act of 1647 stated that all towns with 50 families or more had to have somebody teach their children.
  • Land Ordinance of 1785

    Land Ordinance of 1785

    Provided public financing for schools in new U.S. states and territories.
  • First Teaching School Opened

    First Teaching School Opened

    Horace Mann opens the first school to train teachers in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1837.
  • Horace Mann Becomes Superintendent of MA Schools

    Horace Mann Becomes Superintendent of MA Schools

    In 1837, Horace Mann became the Superintendent of the schools in Massachusetts.
  • First Public Kindergarten Opened

    First Public Kindergarten Opened

    Margarethe Schurz opened the first public kindergarten in Watertown, Wisconsin.
  • Morrill Land-Grant Acts

    Morrill Land-Grant Acts

    Provided land grants for states to open colleges for agricultural and mechanical studies.
  • Class Periods Created

    Class Periods Created

    The Carnegie Foundation's president came up with the idea to have 5, 50-55 minute classes a day in a school.