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1996 U.S. wins Federation Cup over Spain

1994 U.S. Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life

1991 Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation

1991 Vlastimil Fisar, Czechoslovakian actor/president (International Actors Federation), dies

1989 Amateur Athletic Federation strips Ben Johnson of all track records

1987 National Federation of High School adopts college 3 point shot (21 feet)

1983 Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title

1982 Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria and France form American European Football Federation (AEFF)

1975 Cyprus premier Denktash procliams Turkish-Cypriot Federation

1972 Egypt and Libya form federation

1971 Egypt, Libya and Syria form federation (FAR)

1967 Arabs Federation premier Hoesein Al Bayoomi resigns

1965 Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation

1964 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved

1963 Federation of Malaysia forms

1962 Federation of Malaysia forms

1960 Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence

1960 Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France

1959 Datu Abdul Rozak inaugurated as premier of Malaysia federation

1959 Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan, dissolved 1960

1958 Jordan and Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months

1958 King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation

1958 Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation

1958 Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan forms

1957 Alan Donnelly, born in England, politician, Labor Party, leader, European Parliamentary Labor Party, 1998 - 2005, founded, serves, as executive chairman of public affairs company, Sovereign Strategy, represents President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, at Grand Prix

1954 British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation

1954 International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China

1954 Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71

1953 Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

1951 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)

1950 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris

1950 West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation

1948 Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates

1946 France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation

1946 United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor

1945 World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member

1936 National Wildlife Federation forms

1934 Carl de Winter, Secretary-General, Federation of British Artists

1932 Elizabeth Southey, British CEO, National Federation of Women's Institutes

1931 Boris Yeltsin, born in Russia, first President of the Russian Federation, endorsed free market economies

1928 Albert Shanker, American labor leader, American Federation of Teachers

1925 Anne Harris, CEO, National Federation of Women's Institutes

1925 French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, and Hugh Jennings

1924 Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74

1924 Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris

1924 Peter Heatly, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation

1924 International Ski Federation (FIS) forms

1922 Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Transcaucasian SSR

1922 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia)

1921 Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track and field association)

1916 Cecil Blacker, CEO, British Equestrian Federation

1912 IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden

1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris

1903 Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY

1901 Australia declares independence from federation of U.K. colonies

1896 National Federation of Afro-American Women and Colored Women's

1891 1st motion picture shown to National Federation of Women's Clubs

1890 General Federation of Womans' Clubs founded

1886 American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president

1881 American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh)

1873 William Green, president of American Federation of Labor, 1924-52

1850 Samuel Gompers, Dutch/U.S. 1st president, American Federation of Labor

1838 Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation

1838 Central American federation is dissolved

1838 Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation


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