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SOME
ROTARY "FIRSTS"
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The
first Rotary club meeting was in Chicago, Illinois, on February 23, 1905.
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The
first regular luncheon meetings were in Oakland, California, chartered in
1909.
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The
first Rotary convention was in Chicago in 1910.
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The
first Rotary club outside of the United States was chartered in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada, in 1910.
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The
first Rotary club outside of North America was chartered in Dublin, Ireland,
in 1911.
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The
first Rotary club in a non-English-speaking country was in Havana, Cuba, in
1916.
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The
first Rotary club in South America was chartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, in
1918.
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The
first Rotary club in Asia was chartered in Manila, Philippines, in 1919.
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The
first Rotary club in Africa was chartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, in
1921.
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The
first Rotary club in Australia was chartered in Melbourne in 1921. (original
idea from "Scandal Sheet")
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