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First Rotary Club organized in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
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Second club formed in San Francisco California, U.S.A. |
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First Rotary convention held in Chicago |
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First club outside U.S. formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Endowment fund, forerunner of The Rotary Foundation, established |
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4-Way Test formulated by Chicago Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor |
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Forty-nine Rotarians help draft United Nations Charter in San Francisco |
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Rotary founder Paul Harris dies; first 18 Rotary Foundation scholarships granted |
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First Interact club formed in Melbourne, Florida U.S.A. |
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Rotary Foundation launches Matching Grants and Group Study Exchange programs |
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Tokyo convention, R.I.'s largest ever — 39,834 registrants |
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Rotary announces PolioPlus program to immunize all the children of the world against polio |
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Council on Legislation opens Rotary to women |
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Rotary Club of Moscow charted first ever club in then Soviet Union |
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Preserve Planet Earth program inspires some 2,000 Rotary-sponsored environmental projects |
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Western Hemisphere
declared polio-free |