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Key Dates and Facts 1911 - 1921
Key events:
1910 : First Club formed outside of the USA in Winnipeg, Canada.
1911 : First Club in the British Isles in Dublin.
1911 : First Club in England, London.
1911 : First issue of ‘The Rotarian’.
1911 : ‘Service Above Self’ and ‘He Profits Most Who Serves Best’ first used as mottoes.
1912 : Name changed to ‘The International Association of Rotary Clubs’
1912 : First Club in Scotland, Glasgow.
1913 : First large scale disaster relief by Rotarians.
1914 : Rotary flag adopted.
1915 : Rotary Districts established
1915 : Standard Constitution adopted.
1915 : Code of Ethics adopted.
1917 : Rotary Endowment Fund established.
1917 : First Club in Wales, Cardiff.
1918 : First Clubs in South America
1919 : First Clubs in China, India and the Philippines
1920 : First Club in Japan.Key Dates and Facts 1911 – 1920
Key Dates and Facts from 1921
Key events:
1921 : International Good Will and Peace objective adopted.
1921 : First Clubs in South Africa, France, Mexico, Peru and Denmark.
1922 : Name changed to Rotary International.
1923 : Official Rotary Wheel adopted.
1924 : World Membership passes 100,000.
1928 : Rotary Foundation adopted.
1932 : Four Way Test written.
1934 : First Council on Legislation.
1940 : Rotary Relief Fund established.
1946 : World wide plan of Rotary Foundation Fellowships announced.
1951 : Rotary Foundation passes $2 million.
1954 : New headquarters building occupied.
1962 : First Interact Club.
1965 : Group Study Exchange, Vocational Scholarships and Special Matching Grants launched.
1968 : First Rotaract Club.
1972 : Council on Legislation becomes RI legislative body.
1985 : Polio Plus launched.
1986 : One millionth Rotarian.
1987 : Rotary open to women in the USA.
1989 : All Clubs can admit women members.
1989 : Rotary returns to Eastern Europe.
1989 : New headquarters dedicated.
1998 : All new Clubs to be dual gender.
2001 : All clubs to be dual gender.
2005 : Rotary's Centenary Year
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