Historical Beginning
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History of the FFA
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Historical Beginning
Who? National FFA Organization
What? Vocational Agricultural Education
When? 1928
Why? Leadership, Cooperation, & Citizenship
Where? Alexandria, VA
History of the FFA
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National FFA Timeline
1917 Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act
1928 National FFA Organization Formed
1928 Leslie Applegate First National FFA President
1928 Dr. C.H. Lane First National Advisor
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National FFA Timeline
1928 First Five States Chartered
Virginia
Arkansas
New Jersey
California
South Carolina
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1930 FFA Creed & Colors Adopted
1939 Purchased George Washington’s Estate for National Headquarters
1944 National FFA Foundation Founded
1950 Public Law 740 Granted FFA with Federal Charter
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1952 National Future Farmer Magazine Published
1965 New Farmers Merged with FFA
1969 Women Welcomed
1982 Jan Ebberley, CA, First Female National FFA President
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1994 Corey D. Flournoy became first African-American National FFA
President.