CITIES HOSTING NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
CONVENTION NO. DATE HOST CITY
1 November 10-12, 1919 Minneapolis, MN
2 September 27-29, 1920 Cleveland, OH
3 Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 1921 Kansas City, MO
4 October 16-20, 1922 New Orleans, LA
5 October 16-19, 1923 San Francisco, CA
6 September 15-19, 1924 St. Paul, MN
7 October 5-9, 1925 Omaha, NE
8 October 11-15, 1926 Philadelphia, PA
9 September 19-22, 1927 Paris, France
October 18, 1927 New York, NY
10 October 8-11, 1928 San Antonio, TX
11 Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 1929 Louisville, KY
12 October 6-9, 1930 Boston, MA
13 September 21-24, 1931 Detroit, MI
14 September 12-15, 1932 Portland, OR
15 October 2-5, 1933 Chicago, IL
16 October 22-25, 1934 Miami, FL
17 September 23-26, 1935 St. Louis, MO
18 September 21-24, 1936 Cleveland, OH
19 September 20-23, 1937 New York, NY
20 September 19-22, 1938 Los Angeles, CA
21 September 25-28, 1939 Chicago, IL
22 September 23-26, 1940 Boston, MA
23 September 15-18, 1941 Milwaukee, WI
24 September 19-21, 1942 Kansas City, MO
25 September 21-23, 1943 Omaha, NE
26 September 18-20, 1944 Chicago, IL
27 November 18-21, 1945 Chicago, IL
28 Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 1946 San Francisco, CA
29 August 28-31, 1947 New York, NY
30 October 18-21, 1948 Miami, FL
31 Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 1949 Philadelphia, PA
32 October 9-12, 1950 Los Angeles, CA
33 October 15-18, 1951 Miami, FL
34 August 25-28, 1952 New York, NY
35 August 31-Sept. 3, 1953 St. Louis, MO
36 August 30-Sept. 1, 1954 Washington, D.C.
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CONVENTION NO. DATE HOST CITY
37 October 10-13, 1955 Miami, FL
38 September 3-6, 1956 Los Angeles, CA
39 September 16-19, 1957 Atlantic City, NJ
40 September 1-4, 1958 Chicago, IL
41 August 25-27, 1959 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
42 October 15-20, 1960 Miami Beach, FL
43 September 9-14, 1961 Denver, CO
44 October 5-11, 1962 Las Vegas, NV
45 September 6-12, 1963 Miami Beach, FL
46 September 18-24, 1964 Dallas, TX
47 August 20-26, 1965 Portland, OR
48 Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 1966 Washington, D.C.
49 August 25-31, 1967 Boston, MA
50 September 6-12, 1968 New Orleans, LA
51 August 22-28, 1969 Atlanta, GA
52 Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1970 Portland, OR
53 Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1971 Houston, TX
54 August 18-24, 1972 Chicago, IL
55 August 17-23, 1973 Hawaii, U.S.A.
56 August 16-22, 1974 Miami Beach, FL
57 August 15-21, 1975 Minneapolis, MN
58 August 20-26, 1976 Seattle, WA
59 August 19-25, 1977 Denver, CO
60 August 18-24, 1978 New Orleans, LA
61 August 17-23, 1979 Houston, TX
62 August 15-21, 1980 Boston, MA
63 Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1981 Hawaii, U. S. A.
64 August 20-26, 1982 Chicago, IL
65 August 19-25, 1983 Seattle, WA
66 September 3-5, 1984 Salt Lake City, UT
67 August 23-28, 1985 New Orleans, LA
68 Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 1986 Cincinnati, OH
69 August 21-27, 1987 San Antonio, TX
70 September 2-8, 1988 Louisville, KY
71 September 1-7, 1989 Baltimore, MD
72 August 24-30, 1990 Indianapolis, IN
73 Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1991 Phoenix, AZ
74 Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 1992 Chicago, IL
75 September 3-9, 1993 Pittsburgh, PA
76 September 2-8, 1994 Minneapolis, MN
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CONVENTION NO. DATE HOST CITY
77 Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 1995 Indianapolis, IN
78 Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1996 Salt Lake City, UT
79 Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 1997 Orlando, FL
80 September 4-10, 1998 New Orleans, LA
81 September 3-9, 1999 Anaheim, CA
82 September 1-7, 2000 Milwaukee, WI
83 August 24-30, 2001 San Antonio, TX
84 August 23 - 29, 2002 Charlotte, NC
85 August 22 – 28, 2003 St. Louis, MO
86 Aug. 27 – Sept. 2, 2004 Nashville, TN
87 August 19 – 25, 2005 Honolulu, HI
88 August 18 – 24, 2006 Salt Lake City, UT
89 August 24 – 30, 2007 Reno, NV
90 August 22 – 28, 2008 Phoenix, AZ