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FFA Important Years
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Smith-Hughes Act was passed in what year? | 1917 |
| The Indiana Vocational Education Law, which started Ag Ed classes in Indiana, was approved on what date? | March 14,1919 |
| Where and in what year was the first National Convention held? | Kansas City, 1928 |
| In what year was the first Star Farmer of America named? | 1929 |
| Indiana became a state association in what year? | 1929 |
| The Indiana FFA Association adopted its constitution on what date? | June 21, 1929 |
| The Indiana FFA Association was charted on what date? | September 6, 1929 |
| When was the first Indiana FFA State Convention held? | October 18-19, 1929 |
| In what year was the first FFA manual copyrighted? | 1930 |
| The National FFA Foundation was established in what year? | 1944 |
| In what year was the National FFA Band organized? | 1947 |
| In what year was the National FFA Supply Service opened for business? | 1948 |
| In what year and with what country was the first Future Farmer of American International Exchange held? | 1948 with Great Britain |
| In what year was Public Law 740 passed by the 81st congress? | 1950 |
| In what year was the FFA code of ethics adopted? | 1952 |
| The National Future Farmer Magazine was first published in what year? | 1952 |
| When was the Silver anniversary of the FFA? (25th) | October 1953 |
| In what year was the Indiana FFA Foundation organized? | 1961 |
| On what date did the Foundation Board vote to develop an FFA Leadership Training Center? | December 2, 1961 |
| What year was Nels Ackerson of Westfield, Indiana National FFA President? | 1963- 1964 |
| In what year did the New Farmers of America merge with the FFA? | 1965 |
| In what year was the original 168 acres for the Indiana FFA Leadership Center purchased by the Indiana FFA Foundation? | 1968 |
| In what year were girls first admitted to the FFA? | 1969 |
| When was the ground breaking ceremony held at the FFA Center? | July 16, 1969 |
| When were girls admitted into FFA in Indiana? | 1970 |
| When were the roads and the lake of the center completed? | June 1970 |
| When was the Education Building at the FFA Leadership Center built? | 1971 |
| In what year was the first building at the Indiana FFA Leadership Center built? | 1971 |
| In what year was the National FFA Alumni Association chartered? | 1972 |
| When did lodge construction begin at the FFA center? | 1974 |
| President Gerald Ford addressed the National FFA Convention in what year? | 1974 |
| The Golden Anniversary of the FFA was in what year? | 1979 |
| In what year were the parking lot and football field completed at the Leadership Center? | 1979 |
| The National FFA Scholarship Programs were established in what year? | 1984 |
| What year did the delegates vote to change the official name from the Future Farmers of America to the National FFA Organization? | 1988 |
| Who is the most recent sitting President of the United States to address the National FFA Convention? | Donald Trump |
| How many sitting Presidents of the United States have addressed the National FFA Convention in person? | 5 (Donald Trump, GHW Bush, Carter, Ford, Eisenhower) |
| At what National Convention were the official policies for the use of the FFA name and emblem adopted? | 1995 National Convention |
| In what year did congress amend Public Law 740? | 1988 |
| In what year was the National FFA Center in Indianapolis, Indiana dedicated? | 1998 |
| How long will the National FFA Convention and Expo remain being held in Indianapolis? | Until 2031 |