Events in History of Education By bcarter06 1607 Founding of Jamestown 1635 First Latin Grammar School 1636 Harvard College 1690 New England Primer 1698 Charles Town Public Library 1770 Philadelphia School for African Americans 1783 "American Spelling Bee" by Noah Webster 1787 Young Ladies' Academy of Philadelphia 1821 English Classical School 1839 Normal School in Lexington 1852 Massachusetts Compulsory Attendance Act 1881 Tuskegee Institute 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act