events in the history of education By stephanie.taylor 1635 first latin grammar school 1636 harvard college 1698 Charles town, south Carolina public library 1783 american spelling book, by noah webster 1821 english classical school 1829 new england asylum for the blind 1837 horance mann appointed secretary, Massachusetts state board of education 1860 Elizabeth Peabody's Boston kindergarten 1867 department of education created 1931 alvarez v. the board of trustees of the lemon grove school district 1944 g.i. bill signed by president roosevelt 1954 brown v. board of education 1965 elementary and secondary education act 1983 a nation at risk 1992 goals 2000: educate america act