History of American Education Timeline By mcasey15 Sep 8, 1636 Harvard College founded Jan 1, 1638 Orbis Pictus Jan 1, 1650 The Hornbook Apr 15, 1817 The Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons founded Jan 1, 1821 Troy Female Seminary Opens Jan 23, 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell graduates medical school Jan 1, 1852 Compulsory Attendance Act Aug 27, 1856 First Kindergarten opens in the U.S. Jan 1, 1876 Dewey Decimal System Jan 1, 1892 The Committee of Ten Jul 10, 1925 Tennessee v. John Scopes Apr 25, 1944 United Negro College Fund Jun 22, 1944 The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 Jan 1, 1947 Educational Testing Service formed Jun 25, 1951 Brown v. The Board of Education Apr 3, 1962 Engel v. Vitale Jan 1, 1967 Handheld calculator invented Jan 1, 1975 The Education for the Handicapped Act Jun 6, 1978 Proposition 13 Jun 2, 1998 Proposition 227
