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1894
Beginnings of school lunch program, 1894 -
March 1899
An applied field that brings together
knowledge from many disciplines. FACS
generates knowledge and applies it to
help individuals and families improve
their lives. Lake Placid Conference -
1917
Clara Belle Drisdane Williams was the first African American to graduate from New Mexico State University. She was not allowed in the classroom; took notes from the hallway. She was not allowed to walk at graduation to get a diploma. She married Jasper Williams in 1917 -
March 1944
29 Home economics (presently known as Family and Consumer Sciences) leaders met in Chicago,IL with the idea of creating one National Student Organization. -
Winter 1945
The Adviser newsletter was introduced for chapter advisers. -
June 11, 1945
Future homemakers of america (FHA) was officially founded at a convention in Chicago,IL -
July 19, 1980
The National Board if Directors approved the purchase of land on which the build the national headquarters and leadership center in Reston VA. -
September 28, 1981
The official groundbreaking ceremony was held at the building site in Reston,VA -
Fall 1983
National FCCLA began hosting a series of regional cluster meeting across the United States. -
July 1983
The national headquarters and leadership center was dedicated during the 1983 National Leadership Meeting in Washington D.C -
September
"The Unlimited leadership Experience," tagline was adopted -
September 2005
The first all four color Teen Times was sent to all nationally affiliated FCCLA