The History of American Education By zoeroehl May 14, 1607 Jamestown is Settled Sep 8, 1636 Harvard is Established Oct 22, 1820 First Public High School opened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Ps0Eb9fxU The first public high school, called "Boston High School" opened in Boston. Oct 22, 1837 Mount Holyoke Opens This was the first women's college in the U.S.A. Nov 13, 1864 Prohibition of Teaching Native American Languages in Schools Oct 22, 1874 Michigan Passes a Law, Supporting Public High Schools with Taxes Feb 9, 1946 National School Lunch Act is Passed, Extending Low-cost/Free Lunch to Low Income Families Aug 5, 1975 National Association of Bilingual Education is Founded After the Mandation of Bilingual Education is founded