2015 Event Seth Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), resigns five days after his re-election to a fifth term; several FIFA officials were recently arrested in a corruption scandal, but Blatter has not been charged 2015 Event The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has banned 11 people after an ethics investigation; the banned officials have recently or previously been indicted for corruption by the U.S. Justice Department 2014 Event Shamil Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, has been suspended for a year and fined $25,000 by the Women's Tennis Association Tour for making derogatory gender-based remarks about tennis champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2014 Event New Baseball Hall of Fame inductees determined by Baseball Writers' Association of America voters include: Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox 2012 Event A referee lockout that has taken place since June 2012 ends as an agreement is reached between the NFL and NFL Referees Association 2012 Event Barcelona's association football manager Josep Guardiola announces his resignation 2012 Event Owner of the New Orleans Saints, Tom Benson, agrees to purchase the New Orleans Hornets from the National Basketball Association for an estimated $338 million 2011 Event The international association football tournament, the AFC Asian Cup, officially opens in Qatar 2011 Event Jordan's Ali bin Al Hussein is elected as Vice President of FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football 2004 Death Laurance Rockefeller, venture capitalist/philanthropist, founded the American Conservation Association, dies at 94 1997 Event Baseball's triple A Anerican Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband 1997 Event Women's National Basketball Association begins as New York Liberty beats LA Sparks 1996 Event 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win 1995 Event 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win 1994 Event 28th Country Music Association Award 1994 Event Members of the Major League Baseball Players Association strike 1993 Event 27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins 1992 Event 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins 1992 Event William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame 1991 Event 25th Country Music Association Award: 1990 Event Senior Professional Baseball Association folds 1990 Event 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins 1990 Event Motion Picture Association of America creates new NC-17 rating 1990 Death Maurine Stuart, Zen teacher, head of Cambridge Buddhist Association, dies 1990 Event St. Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship 1990 Event Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director 1989 Event 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins 1988 Event 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win 1987 Event NFL Players Association orders an end to 24 day strike 1987 Event 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins 1986 Event Federated States of Micronesia signs Compact of Free Association with US 1986 Event Republic of Marshall Islands signs Compact of Free Association with US 1986 Event 20th Country Music Association Award: 1986 Event Palau signs Compact of Free Association with U.S. 1985 Event 19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins 1985 Event Major League Baseball Players' Association stages a midseason baseball strike (lasts 1 day) 1985 Event Players' Association agrees to expand LCS from 5 to 7 games 1984 Event 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins 1983 Event 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins 1982 Event 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg 1981 Event 15th Country Music Association Award: 1981 Event Arnette Hubbard installed as 1st woman president of National Bar Association 1981 Event Executive Board of Baseball Players Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved 1980 Event 14th Country Music Association Award 1980 Event Baseball Players Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games 1979 Event Pro Football Researchers Association forms, Canton, Ohio 1979 Event Opening ceremony at Cambridge Buddhist Association meditation in Boston 1978 Event 12th Country Music Association Award 1977 Event 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins 1976 Event 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins 1975 Event 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins 1975 Event Players' Association, files a suit on behalf of Dodgers Andy Messersmith 1974 Event 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich 1974 Event American Boccaccio Association forms 1973 Event American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness 1973 Event 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins 1973 Event Mike Storen becomes American Basketball Association's 4th commissioner 1972 Event 1st games of World Hockey Association 1972 Death Brian Cole, vocalist/bassist (Association), dies of overdose at 29 1971 Event 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins 1971 Event World Hockey Association forms 1971 Event NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association 1970 Event 4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins 1970 Event International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule 1970 Birthday Adam Keefe, born in Irvine, California, professional basketball player, power forward, played in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz for nine years 1969 Event Chilean Association of Librarians created 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X) 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system 1968 Event AL and NL umpires form a new Association of Major League Umpires 1967 Event United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1967 Event Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) 1967 Event L.A. Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Association champs 1967 Death Ethel Percy Andrus, educator and founder of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons , dies 1967 Event French Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France 1967 Event Formation of American Basketball Association is announced 1966 Event Player reps elect Marvin Miller, as executive director of Players' Association 1965 Event Cook Islands enters into free association with New Zealand 1965 Event Canadian Football Players Association organizes 1963 Event American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes 1961 Death Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Association, dies at 74 1960 Event International Development Association (U.N. agency) comes into existence 1960 Birthday Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1960 Event European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm 1959 Event Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY 1958 Event Recording Industry Association of American created 1957 Event NHL Players Association forms (New York City), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president 1955 Event Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing 1954 Event Major League Baseball Players Association founded 1954 Birthday Judith Weir, born in Cambridge, England, composer, professor of music at Cardiff University, Artistic Director, Spitafields Festival, Composer in Association for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 1952 Birthday Gary Bettman, born in Queens, New York City, commissioner, National Hockey League, formerly, general counsel and president, National Basketball Association 1950 Birthday Rick Perry, born in Paint Creek, Texas, politician, Republican, 47th Governor of Texas, chairman Republican Governors Association, 2008 1950 Birthday Julius Irving, born in Roosevelt, New York, basketball, helped legitimize the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA), inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame 1949 Event Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in New York City 1949 Event NBL and NBAA merge into National Basketball Association 1949 Event Basketball Assoc of America and National Basketball League merge to form National Basketball Association 1949 Birthday Timothy Cordy, British director, Town and Country Planning Association 1948 Event American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights 1946 Event Canadian Library Association established 1946 Event 11 Basketball of America Association teams meet to schedule 1st season 1945 Birthday Diana Warwick, leader, Association of University Teachers 1944 Birthday Bert Greene, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, professional golfer, played for the Professional Golf Association Tour 1943 Birthday Russ Giguere, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association 1943 Birthday Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1942 Birthday Ted Bluechel, San Pedro California, rock vocalist and drummer, Association 1942 Event National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed services 1942 Birthday Brian Cole, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock vocalist/bassist, Association 1942 Event Thoroughbred Racing Association of U.S. formed in Chicago 1942 Birthday Margaret Wright, chief commissioner, Guide Association 1941 Birthday Terry Kirkman, Salina, Kansas, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Association 1941 Event Football Writers Association of America organized 1941 Birthday Brendan O'Friel, CEO, Prison Governors Association 1941 Birthday Ian McGarry, general secretary, British Actors' Equity Association 1941 Event Cowboys' Amateur Association of America organized, California 1940 Birthday David Hart, General-Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers 1940 Birthday Ed Garvey, labor leader, Major League Baseball Players Association 1940 Birthday R S Burman, CEO, Association of British Chambers of Commerce 1939 Birthday Jim Yester, born in Birmingham, Alabama, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1939 Birthday Hugh Dykes, born in England, served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East, member of the European Parliament, Vice President of the British-German Association 1939 Birthday Colin Webb, general manager, Press Association 1938 Birthday P. Daubeny, CEO, Electricity Association 1936 Event Rodeo Cowboy's Association founded 1935 Birthday Lord Ichayra, Secretary-General, British Banking Association 1935 Birthday Ken Still, born in Tacoma, Washington, golfer, won three Professional Golf Association Tour events, played in the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour 1934 Event Federal Savings and Loan Association created 1929 Birthday Charles Lyon, General-Secretary, Transport Salaried Staffs Association 1927 Event Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title 1926 Event National Bar Association incorporates 1926 Birthday Johnnie Tillmon, civil rights activist, National Welfare Rights Association 1926 Event International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Florida) 1925 Event American Association for Advancement of Atheism forms (NY) 1923 Event New York State Golf Association formed 1922 Event Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes 1922 Event IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague 1922 Birthday Carl Amery, born in Munich, Germany, writer, used pen name Christian Anton Mayer, studied at University of Munich, participant in Gruppe 47, a post-World War II literary association 1922 Event American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League" 1921 Event Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track and field association) 1921 Birthday Jack Valenti, born in Houston, Texas, Motion Picture Association of America President, created MPAA film rating system 1921 Event American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron 1920 Event NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games 1920 Event National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Professional Football Association 1920 Event American Professional Football Association forms (NFL) 1919 Birthday Lady Ricketts, CEO, National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux 1919 Event American Association for Hard of Hearing forms (New York City) 1917 Event NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands 1916 Birthday Norman Griggs, Vice President, Building Society Association 1916 Event Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City 1914 Event American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City 1913 Event Actors' Equity Association forms (New York City) 1912 Event U.S. Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion 1912 Event 1st National Hockey Association game (Victoria) 1911 Event National Hockey Association forms with New Westminister, Vancouver and Victoria 1911 Event National Squash Tennis Association forms (New York City) 1910 Birthday Baroness Phillips, president and general secretary, National Association of Women 1910 Event Hazel Hotchkiss wins U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship 1909 Event National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) forms 1908 Event Baseball Writers Association of America, forms 1908 Event Baseball Writers Association, formed 1908 Event National Association of Colored Nurses, forms 1907 Event English Professional Football Player's Association forms 1907 Birthday Nathan M. Pusey, born in Iowa, educator, National Association for Social Sciences-1963 1907 Event 1st U.S. fox hound association forms in New York City 1906 Birthday R. W. Bonham, founder, International Braille Chess Association 1905 Event Intercollegiate Athletic Association of U.S. founded (becomes NCAA in 1910) 1905 Event England Pilgrim Association beats All New York 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds 1905 Event National Association of Audubon Society incorporates 1904 Event National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, New Jersey 1904 Event Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris 1904 Event American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting 1904 Event National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming, Michigan 1903 Event American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans 1903 Event American Power Boat Association forms 1902 Event American Automobile Association, AAA, founded in Cleveland, Ohio 1902 Event Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City 1901 Event National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms 1899 Event Southern California Golf Association forms 1899 Event American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress 1898 Event Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in New York City 1897 Event National Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association) 1895 Event Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association forms 1895 Event Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms 1895 Event National Association of Manufacturers organized in Cincinnati 1894 Event United States Golf Association forms (New York City) 1893 Event Montreal Athletic Association beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game 1892 Event Allegheny Athletic Association beats Pitts Athletic CLub, 4-0 in football 1892 Event American Psychological Association organized, Worcester, Massacgysetts 1890 Event United States Polo Association forms, New York City 1887 Event Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Association at East African harbors 1887 Event American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa 1887 Event American Trotting Association organized in Detroit 1887 Event 1st minor league baseball association organizes in Pittsburgh 1886 Event Carr Baker Neel and Samuel Neel win U.S. Lawn Tennis Association doubles 1884 Birthday Ethel Percy Andrus, born in San Francisco, California, educator and founder of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons 1884 Event National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes in Atlanta 1882 Event Athletics reveal $22,000 profit in their 1st season in the American Association 1882 Event Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association organized in Princeton New Jersey 1881 Event U.S. Nation Lawn Tennis Association removes "Nation" from name 1881 Event U.S. Nation Lawn Tennis Association forms 1880 Event American Canoe Association founded at Lake George, New York 1880 Event League of American Wheelmen (1st U.S. bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island 1880 Event Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England 1879 Event National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter 1879 Event 1st National Archery Association tournament (Chicago) 1879 Event National Archery Association forms (Crawfordsville Ind) 1878 Event American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, New York 1877 Event American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) 1877 Event International Association (minor baseball league) organizes 1876 Event Columbia, Harvard and Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association 1876 Event American Library Association organized in Philadelphia 1875 Event National Bowling Association organized in New York City 1874 Event Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City 1872 Event SF Bar Association organized 1872 Event San Francisco organizes Bar Association 1871 Event National Rifle Association organized in New York City 1871 Event Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago for 1st National Association baseball pennant 1871 Event 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft. Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double 1871 Event San Francisco Art Association holds open reception at 430 Pine 1871 Event National Association of Professional Base-Ball players organized 1870 Event YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) forms (New York City) 1869 Event American Woman's Suffrage Association forms (Cleveland) 1869 Event National Woman Suffrage Association forms 1868 Event American Philological Association organized in NY 1866 Event American Equal Rights Association forms 1863 Event Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer 1857 Event American Chess Association formed (New York City) 1857 Event American Chess Association organized; 1st major U.S. chess tournament (New York City) 1857 Event National Association of Baseball Players founded, New York 1851 Event 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) 1851 Event 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) 1850 Birthday Herbert Baxter Adams, U.S., historian, American Historical Association 1847 Event American Medical Association organizes in Philadelphia 1847 Event American Medical Association organized (Philadelphia) 1845 Birthday Ella Flagg Young, 1st woman President, National Educational Association 1844 Event Young Men's Christian Association, YMCA, forms in London 1842 Birthday Ellen Henrietta Richards, U.S., chemist, American Home Economics Association - 1st President 1839 Event American Statistical Association organizes in Boston 1836 Event London Working Men's Association forms 1831 Event 1st U.S. building and loan association organized, Frankford, Penn 1825 Event American Unitarian Association founded 1818 Birthday Lucy Blackwell-Stone, U.S. abolitionist, U.S. Woman's Suffrage Association 1721 Birthday Roger Sherman, signer, Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
