1840: Horace Mann (1796-1859), American educator, called the father of American public education, secretary, Massachusetts Board of Education 1837-48, established first normal school in US 1839. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1840: Horace Mann (1796-1859), American educator, called the father of American public education, secretary, Massachusetts Board of Education 1837-48, established first normal school in US 1839. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)