Interactive Timeline By Annastacia Ramos Period: Oct 13, 1600 to Oct 13, 2015 Education Timeline Oct 13, 1607 The Colonial Period (1607-1775) - Roots of American Education Begin Oct 13, 1636 Harvard University is established Oct 13, 1647 Massachusetts Act of 1647 (Old Deluder Satan Act) Oct 13, 1693 The College of William and Mary is founded in Williamsburg, Virginia. Oct 13, 1701 In October, Yale College is founded in Connecticut. Oct 13, 1740 University of Pennsylvania is established Oct 13, 1746 Princeton University is established Oct 13, 1754 Columbia University is established Oct 13, 1764 Early National Period (1775-1820) Brown University was established Oct 13, 1769 Dartmouth College is established May 8, 1785 Land Ordinance of 1785 passed, federal gov't established role for itself in public education Oct 13, 1789 The Constitution is ratified and separates church and state Oct 13, 1821 Common School Movement (1820-1865) - Boston established first English Classical School Oct 13, 1837 Horace Mann was appointed Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education Oct 13, 1852 First compulsory school attendance law Oct 13, 1865 Cornell University is established Oct 13, 1892 NEA appointed group: The Committee of Ten Oct 13, 1909 First junior high school opened in Columbus Ohio Oct 13, 1965 Tribal schools opened Oct 13, 1967 Hand-held calculators are introduced