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Smith-Hughes Act
Named after a senator in Georgia. Provided federal funding for vocational agriculture in public high schools -
FFA Was Established
The 1st convention was held in the hotel Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri. The first dues were 10 cents -
Official colors
National blue and corn gold are the official colors of the FFA -
FFA Creed
The creed was written and adopted by E.M Tiffany -
Jackets
The blue corduroy jackets are adopted as the first official dress. -
NFA Formed
The NFA was officially formed. It was formed for the African American students that are studying agriculture -
National FFA Foundations
The National FFA Foundations was formed to use funds from industry to support FFA. -
Public Law 470
It gave the FFA a federal charter. The law said that each school teaching agriculture must have a FFA program -
Girls admitted
Girls were admitted to the FFA after many years. -
Convention Moves
National FFA Convention moves to Louisville, Kentucky. This is the 1st time the convention is held outside Kansas City, Missouri
