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WW1
The US joined WW1 -
FFA was born
A Virginia guy started the first version of FFA -
The American Royal Livestock Show
The American Royal Livestock Show invited agriculture students to participate in national livestock judging contests in Kansas City, Mo. -
FFA
It was established in Kansas -
FFA
Blue and gold were made the official FFA colors -
Uniform
The blue corduroy jacket was mad the official dress of FFA -
membership
The FFA group reached 100,000 members -
WW2
WW2 took a lot of the FFA members while the one's that were not drafted raised money for the war -
Bill
A bill was passed granting FFA as a federal charter -
Magizine
The first FFA magazine was passed -
President
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to speak at a national FFA convention. -
NFA
NFA merges with FFA increasing FFA MEMBERSHIP BY 50,000 -
Females
FFA opens its membership to females -
Alumni
The National FFA Alumni Association is established. -
FFA president
Jan Eberly from California becomes the first female national FFA president. -
Future Farmers of America no more
They changed there name to National FFA Organization -
Corey Flournoy
Corey Flournoy from Illinois is the first African-American to be elected national FFA president -
Louisville
The National FFA Convention is held in Louisville with an attendance of 46,918 -
Indianpolis
The 79th National FFA Convention is held in Indianapolis for the first time, with 54,589 in attendance. -
Merch
The FFA Merchandise center opens -
FFA
The FFA member networking site, FFA Nation launches. -
Women
FFA celebrates 40 years of women in the organization. -
all time high
Student membership hits an all-time high with 653,359 members in 8,568 chapters.
