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July 3, 1839

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Joel Byers

On July 3, 1839, the first state ‘normal school’ was opened in Lexington, Massachusetts. It was the forerunner to Framingham State University and had three students. All other schools before it were… Continue reading →

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June 10, 1925

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 10, 1925, the state of Tennessee adopted a new biology textbook that denied that the Theory of Evolution was real. This happened because the state of Tennessee passed the Butler Act in March 1925 and it forbid public school teachers from denying the Biblical account of mankind’s origin and prohibited the teaching of … Continue reading →

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