For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
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| 2025 | FIRST DIVE presented by Qualcomm, featuring 'Submerged' theme for FIRST LEGO League programs, 'Into The Deep' for FIRST Tech Challenge, and 'Reefscape' for FIRST Robotics Competition. |
| 2024 | FIRST IN SHOW presented by Qualcomm, with 'Masterpiece' theme for FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge, and 'Crescendo' for FIRST Robotics Competition. |
| 2023 | FIRST ENERGIZE presented by Qualcomm, featuring 'Superpowered' theme for FIRST LEGO League programs, 'Powerplay' for FIRST Tech Challenge, and 'Charged Up' for FIRST Robotics Competition. |
| 2022 | FIRST FORWARD presented by Qualcomm, with 'Cargo Connect' as a theme for multiple FIRST League and Challenge programs, and 'Freight Frenzy' and 'Rapid React' for other competitions. |
| 2021 | FIRST GAME CHANGERS powered by Star Wars: Force for Change, featuring themes 'Playmakers', 'RePlay', 'Ultimate Goal', and 'Infinite Recharge (2021)' across FIRST programs. |
| 2020 | FIRST RISE powered by Star Wars: Force for Change, with themes like 'Boomtown Build', 'City Shaper', 'Skystone', and 'Infinite Recharge' across different FIRST program levels. |
| 2020 | FIRST Championship continued to be held in Detroit, Michigan and Houston, Texas. |
| 2020 | The program was re-branded from FIRST LEGO League to FIRST LEGO League Challenge. |
| 2019 | FIRST LAUNCH season with themes including 'Mission Moon' for FIRST LEGO League Challenge, 'Into Orbit' for FIRST Tech Challenge, and 'Destination: Deep Space' for FIRST Robotics Competition. |
| 2019 | FIRST LEGO League introduced FIRST LEGO League Discover, a new program targeting children ages 4 to 6 to provide a playful introduction to STEM concepts using LEGO Duplo kits. |
| 2018 | FIRST LEGO League Explore theme was 'Aqua Adventure', FIRST LEGO League Challenge focused on 'Hydrodynamics', FIRST Tech Challenge was 'Relic Recovery', and FIRST Robotics Competition was 'FIRST Power Up'. |
| 2018 | FIRST was featured in the first episode of season five of STEM in 30, the National Air and Space Museum's television show for middle school students. |
| 2018 | FIRST Championship began being hosted simultaneously in two cities: Detroit, Michigan and Houston, Texas. |
| 2014 | FIRST announced significant changes to the Championship structure for 2015, aiming to create a more 'Olympic Village' atmosphere and rearrange program locations around the city. |
| 2011 | President Barack Obama began delivering pre-recorded messages at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis. |
| 2010 | Jon Dudas, former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, was selected as President of FIRST. |
| 2010 | U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke at the FIRST World Championship in Atlanta. |
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