1905 First Rotary Club formed in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A 1910 --First Rotary Convention held in Chicago, Illinois; first Club outside U.S.A formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1911 -- First European clubs formed, in Dublin, Ireland; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and London, England 1917 --Endowment fund, forerunner of the Rotary Foundation, established 1919 -- Rotary enters South America and Asia with clubs in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Manila, Philippines 1921 - Rotary goes 'down under' with clubs in Australia and South America 1933 - The 4-Way Test formulated by Rotarian Herbert 1. Tayor 1947 -- Rotary Founder Paul Harris dies; first Rotary Foundation scholarships awarded 1978 - Tokyo convention, RI's largest ever, with 39,834 registrants 1985 -- Rotary announces PolioPlus program to immunize all children against polio 1989 - Council on Legislation opens Rotary to women 1997 -- Rotary expands to Antarctica with chartering of club at Base Marambio 2005 2005 - Rotary's Centennial Celebration in Chicago drawing over 40,000 Rotarians worldwide