| A | B |
|---|
| Smith-Hughes Act | 1917 |
| Virginia Tech Ag. teachers orginized FFA. | 1925 |
| FFA established in Kansas City, Mo. | 1928 |
| First FFA Convention held in Kansas City | 1928 |
| First sectional gathering of New Farmers of American members. | 1928 |
| National Blue and corn gold adopted as offical colors | 1929 |
| Carlton Patton named first Star Farmer of America. | 1929 |
| Offical FFA Creed adopted | 1930 |
| Official dress (blue corduroy jacket was adopted | 1930 |
| Delegates restrict membership to boys only | 1930 |
| New Farmers of American founded by George Washigton Owens | 1935 |
| Active FFA membership exceeded 100,000 members | 1935 |
| FFA camp and leadership training school was established during national convention | 1937 |
| 28.5 acres purchased for first FFA owned headquarters | 1939 |
| Identical twins, became the only members ever to share the title of Star Farmer of America. | 1939 |
| FFA foundation founded | 1944 |
| 138,548 FFA members were in World War II | 1944 |
| First National FFA Band performed at Convention. | 1947 |
| FFA week established during the week of George Washington's birthday | 1947 |
| First FFA Chorus and Talent program held at Convention. | 1948 |
| First International Exchange program | 1948 |
| Harry Truman granted a Federal Charter, Public Law 740, to FFA | 1950 |
| First issue of The National Future Farmer Magazine was published | 1952 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 1st President to speak at FFA convention | 1953 |
| Harry S. Truman spoke at convention | 1957 |
| 1st National FFA Center decicated in Alexandria, Va | 1959 |
| New Farms of America merges with the FFA | 1965 |
| 1st Ag Career show held at FFA convention | 1966 |
| President Nixon attends national FFA convention | 1968 |
| FFA opens membership to girls | 1969 |
| National FFA Alumni founded | 1971 |
| FFA Offical Dress standards created | 1973 |
| Food for American Program launched | 1975 |
| Julie Smiley 1st female elected to national office | 1976 |
| Jimmy Carter addressed the 51st National FFA Convention | 1978 |
| FFA raises $1 million in one year for the first time | 1980 |
| Jan Eberly became 1st Female National FFA president | 1982 |
| George H. Bush spoke at national convention | 1987 |
| The National Future Farmer magazine changes its name to FFA New Horizons | 1989 |
| PALS programed launched | 1990 |
| Corey Flournoy 1st african american president for National FFA | 1994 |
| The offical website for FFA was created | 1996 |
| FFA moves to Louisville, Ky | 1996 |
| First Agri-Entrepreneurship Awards ppresented | 1997 |
| 72nd National FFA Convention held | 1999 |
| FFA Discovery Degree available for middle school FFA members | 2000 |
| First National Star in Ag Science is named | 2001 |
| Offical Dress standards revised | 2002 |
| Javier Moreno elected as National president | 2003 |
| National FFA lauched seed of hope | 2005 |
| blue corduroy jacket adopted as offical dress | 1933 |
| a group of FFA officers and members made a pilgrimage to Washigton D.C | 1933 |
| Fred McClure from Texas is the 1st African American elected in to office | 1974 |
| President General Ford spoke at FFA convention | 1974 |
| 1st Exchange Program | 1948 |
| Largest jump in membership recorded | 1948 |
| FFA stamped issused | 1953 |
| WLC begins | 1969 |
| FFA changes its name to National FFA Organization | 1988 |
| 7th and 8th grade students were allowed to become an FFA member | 1988 |
| Agriscience Student Recognition Program introduced | 1988 |
| Chapters in the Virgin Islands and Guam, along with five chapters in Micronesia are chartered | 1991 |
| National FFA Center is in Indianapolis | 1998 |
| Dediciation of Agricultural Education National Headquarters in Alexandria, Va | 1998 |
| National Convention held in Kansas City for the last time | 1998 |
| Jose Santiago is elected to national office | 1998 |
| Public Law 81-740 was revised | 1998 |
| 1st female Star Farmer is named | 2002 |
| FFA Foundation breaks 10 million mark | 2005 |
