Rotary Club of Crosby

1905: First Rotary club meets in Chicago
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
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: Worldwide 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 Matching Grants launched
1968: First Rotaract club
1972: Council on Legislation becomes RI legislative body
1985: PolioPlus launched
1986: One millionth Rotarian
1987: Rotary opened 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