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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 |
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