FFA History By Charlissa Napoleon Sep 4, 1917 Congress passed the National Vocation ACT..AKA The Smith Hughes ACT Jul 19, 1920 The FFA Creed was revised in 1965 and Nov 18, 1928 33 delegates met in Kansas City from 18 different statesand fromed the national FFA organization Aug 18, 1929 National Blue AND Corn Gold adopted as the FFA Organization official colors Aug 16, 1930 FFA Creed was adopted by the Nation Aug 17, 1930 The 1st National FFA Public Speaking Event was held Aug 16, 1935 The NFA aka, New Farmers of Americas Feb 20, 1946 The first National FFA Band formed at The National FFA Convention Oct 19, 1952 The FFA Code of Ethics was adopted Dec 30, 1953 1st Commerative FFA Stamp was issued at the U.S. Post Office Apr 23, 1959 The dedication of the 1st National FFA Center was held in Alexandria, Virginia Jan 1, 1969 FFA membership was opened to female students Oct 17, 1971 The National FFA Alumni Association was formed May 22, 1976 The 1st FFA Student Handbook was published Aug 3, 1999 The 1st National Creed Speaking event was held