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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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