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1917 - The National Vocational Education Act
The Smith Hughes Vocational Education Act -
1929
Official colors are established
National blue and corn gold -
1935
New Farmers of America established Organization of African American young men -
1944
138,548 FFA members served in World War II -
1948
First National FFA talent contest at convention -
1950
President Harry Truman granted a Federal Charter to FFA -
1959
First National Leadership Training Conference Held -
1965
New Farmers of America merges with the FFA -
1973
Official dress standards are created -
1988
Future Farmers of America (FFA) changes its name to the National FFA Organization -
1999
First national creed speaking event held -
2004
First live webcast from ffa.org of the 77th annual National FFA Convention