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The first free school in Virginia opens. However, education in the southern colonies is more typically provided at home by parents or tutors.
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Hartford Public High School opens in Hartford Connecticut. It is "the second oldest secondary school in the United States."
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Henry Dunster becomes president of Harvard College. He teaches all the courses himself.
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The first New England Primer is printed in Boston. It becomes the most widely-used schoolbooks in New England.
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The French and Indian War begins in colonial America as the French and their Indian allies fight the English for territorial control.
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The University of Georgia becomes America's first state-chartered university.
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The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia and becomes the first academy for girls in the original 13 colonies.
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James Pillans invents modern blackboard.
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Boston English High School, one of the first public schools in the U.S., opens.
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Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first school superintendent.
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The first state-funded school specifically for teacher education opens in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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The New York Asylum for Idiots opens
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The University of Iowa is the first state university to admits men and women on an equal basis.
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Boston creates the first public day school for the deaf
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The Civil Rights Act is passed, banning segregation in all public accommodations. The Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional in 1883.