History of Rotary
Rotary was born in Chicago on 23rd February 1905. The Founding President was Rotarian Paul Harris.
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History of Rotary pages:
1910-1919
more The 1st World War Years
Presidents Theme 2021 / 2022
more theme
1960-1969
more Man went to the Moon and the era of Pop Music and Flower Power.
1950-1959
more The years of Rock and Roll,
1940-1949
more The beginning of The United Nations in 1945
The Birth of Rotary 1905
more 23rd February 1905
1930-1939
more The stock market crash of October 29, 1929 provided a dramatic end to an era of unprecedented, and unprecedentedly lopsided, prosperity. The consumer economy ground to a halt, and an ordinary recession became the Great Depression.
1920-1929
more The Roaring Twenties
1900-1909
more The Early Years of Rotary (1 page below this)
History of Rotary Themes
more History of The International Presidents Themes from 1980 through to the present day.