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Shortly after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary invades Serbia, marking the beginning of the First World War.
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The Smith-Huges Act, providing federal funds for agriculture education in high school, is passed by Congress.
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The First World War ended with Germany agreeing to a cease-fire on November 11th.
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A group of students from the thrid annual National Congress of Vocational Agriculture Students came together and formed the Future Farmers of America.
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The colors of blue and gold were adopted by the F.F.A. as their official color and the Alabama F.F.A. was founded as the 36th state charter.
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The F.F.A. adopts a national creed written by E.M. Tiffany.
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The F.F.A. adopts the F.F.A. jacket as official attire of F.F.A. members.
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Germany invades Poland, initiating the Second World War.
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The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) computer, the first electronic general purpose computer, is created.
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Japan surrenders to the United States, officially ending the Second World War.
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The F.F.A. Supply Store began to operate, selling F.F.A. jackets and accessories to F.F.A. chapters nationwide.
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Congress signs into law "Public Law 81-740", giving F.F.A. a federal charter and promoting an F.F.A. advisor as a staff member of the U.S. Department of Education.
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The National Future Farmer magazine, the official magazine of the F.F.A., is published.
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The F.F.A. adopts a Code of Ethics, requiring F.F.A. members to abide to dress and behavioral rules and etiquette.
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Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs, founder of Apple, is born.
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William Henry "Bill" Gates III, founder of Microsoft, is born.
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In response to segregation and racial discrimination, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.
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The New Farmers of America merge with the F.F.A. to unite the exclusive african-american agriculture club with the exclusive caucasian agriculture club.
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Women were allowed national membership in 1969. As of now, about 34% of F.F.A. members are girls.
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Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, is born.
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The National F.F.A. Alumni Association is founded, allowing previous members to be active in student chapters.
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Intel Corporation releases the first microprocessor out to the public, the Intel 4004, revolutionizing the field of computers.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail, made by the comedy group Monty Python, is released to theaters.
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Rambo: First Blood, starring Sylvester Stallone, is released to theaters.
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F.F.A. changes its name from Future Farmers of America to National F.F.A. Organization as to better represent their member's diverse interests.
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To better reflect the change of interests in new F.F.A. members, the magazine Future Farmer changes its name to the F.F.A. New Horizon.
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The National F.F.A. organization held its first convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
