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YMCA was founded by George Williams in 1844
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William G. Morgan, a physical education teacher from the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachutts wanted to come up with a sport that older men could play. When William's first evented Volleyball he called it Mintonette.
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The Supreme Court holds that racial segragation is constitutional.
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The first game of Volleyball was played at Springfield College
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In 1907, Volleyball was presented at the Playground of America convention as one of the most popular sports. This was the first credit the sport received, and helped to further the sport recognition.
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Albert Einstein begins to apply laws of gravity to Theory of Relativity.
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The U.S. troops introduced Volleyball to Europe. They would play against each other during the war.
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In 1916, in the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced.
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In the United States the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution is started in 1920, which outlawed the production and consumption of alcohol and was more commonly known as Prohibition.
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In 1922, the first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. 27 teams from 11 states were represented.
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In 1928, it became clear that tournaments and rules were needed, the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads.
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By the 1930s money was scarce because of the depression, so people did what they could to make their lives happy. Movies were hot, parlor games and board games were popular. People gathered around radios to listen to the Yankees. Young people danced to the big bands.
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In 1937, at the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S. Volleyball Association as the official national governing body in the U.S.
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Since 1928, the USVBA, now known as USA Volleyball (USAV), has put on national men's and senior men's (age 35 and older) volleyball championships every year except during 1944 and 1945.
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The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress. Its foundation in 1944 by Anton Muziwakhe.
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In 1947, the Federation Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB) was founded.
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1958 - The first domestic jet-airline passenger service is begun by National Airlines between New York City and Miami.
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In 1959, International University Sports Federation held the first University games in Turin, Italy
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The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck
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In 1964, Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. After becoming an Olympic sport in 1957.
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In 1965, the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed.
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Four students killed when National Guardsmen opened fire during anti-war demonstrations at Kent State University in Ohio.
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In 1974, the World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan.
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The mixing of politics and Sport in both 1980 and 1984 Olympics Boycotts by the worlds major powers
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In 1983, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed.
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The 90's saw a world wide increase of the use, production, and smuggling of the drug trade, with the drugs becoming more addictive and destructive. Many initiatives were tried to stop the growth and production but at this point in time it is still an increasing problem in our society . Possibly still the best chance of stemming the growth is through education .
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In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old!
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In 1996, 2-person beach volleyball will be an Olympic Sport.
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Beach volleyball was added as an exhibition sport in 1996 and immediately became the hottest ticket at the games.
