Hemophilia Memorial at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park opened in September 2017

Researchers in San Francisco, New York, and Oxford describe a new type of hemophilia, arising from a defect in what is now known as factor IX (9). Rosemary Biggs from Oxford, UK, named it Christmas disease, after the first patient, Stephen Christmas.

The foundation hosts an inaugural summit focused on supporting the female and female-identifying population in Atlanta.

In 2017, the foundation introduced the Guías Culturales program. Guías culturales, or cultural guides, are volunteers within the community who speak Spanish and have navigated care for themselves or family members.

In partnership with Mt. Sinai hospital, the foundation publishes clinical findings on oral surgery and dental care in a manual series called Treatment on Hemophilia.

The first Washington Days advocacy event is held in 1996 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

In March 1986, President Reagan proclaims the month "Hemophilia Awareness Month" -- this celebratory awareness month will later become Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.