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The first permanent English settlement in North America is established.
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The Massachusetts Law of 1647, also known as the Satan Act, is passed. It is that every town of at least 50 families hire a schoolmaster to teach the town's children to read and wrrite
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Benjamin Franklin helps establish the first English Academy in Philadelphia that is both classical and modern. Including courses of history, geography, navigation, surveying and languages.
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James Pillans invents the modern blackboard.
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Massachusetts enacts the first mandatory attendance law.
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The Association of American Universities is founded to promote higher standards and put U.S universities on the same footing as their European counterparts.
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The Higher Education Act is again amended, expanding education for lower and middle income students.
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The first publicly supported library in the U.S is established in Charles town.
