History of Physical Education By asiao59328 1811 First Teacher of PE 1825 First PE Teacher in America 1866 First State to Mandate PE 1896 First Modern Olympics held in Athens, Greece 1901 First Masters' Degree program in PE @ Teacher's College, Colombia University 1903 Delphine Hanna, first full time female professor of PE 1905 National College Athletic Association formed 1911 National Park Service formed 1916 World War I, soldiers deemed "unfit" 1924 Doctoral programs in PE created 1930 Stock Market Crash, no more focus on education 1955 President's Council on Fitness, Nutrition, and Sports 1964 Civil Rights Act, integrated sports and fitness 1972 Educational Amendments Act, prohibited racial discrimination 1972 Title IX, prohibited discrimination based on sex 1975 Disability in Education 2001 "No Child Left Behind" 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act 2010 Healthy People 2010 2011 Obesity at an all time high