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October 22, 1924<\/strong>
The first meeting of the Number One Toastmasters club in Santa Ana, California.
January 19, 1926<\/strong>
A second Toastmasters club is chartered in Anaheim, California.
August 11, 1927<\/strong>
Representatives of five Santa Ana Toastmasters clubs plan the formation of a Federation\u00a0of Toastmasters clubs.
October 25, 1928<\/strong>
The first\u00a0Manual for Toastmasters Clubs<\/em>\u00a0is copyrighted by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley.
October 4, 1930<\/strong>
The name Toastmasters International is adopted and officers are elected.
December 6, 1930<\/strong>
Publication of\u00a0The Gavel<\/em>, the first Toastmasters newsletter.
December 19, 1932<\/strong>
Toastmasters International is incorporated.
January 9, 1933<\/strong>
First Toastmasters club outside California is established in Seattle, Washington.
April 1933<\/strong>
The first\u00a0issue of\u00a0The Toastmaster<\/em>\u00a0magazine is published.
July 6, 1935<\/strong>
District organization is instituted, starting with District 1 of Southern California.
October 1935<\/strong>
First Toastmasters club outside the United States is chartered in British Columbia, Canada.
January 29, 1938<\/strong>
Charter No. 100 is presented to the Century Toastmasters club in Santa Ana, California.
August 1938<\/strong>
Inter-club speech contest started. First winner: Henry Wiens of Reedley, California.
July 1946<\/strong>
District 18 of Scotland becomes the first district organized outside the United States
1948<\/strong>
First TI Articles of Incorporation are published.
1950<\/strong>
The first \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Certificate of Achievement\u00e2\u20ac? is issued for the new advanced course, Beyond Basic Training.
June 1951<\/strong>
First Regional Conference is held in Des Moines, Iowa.
October 27, 1962<\/strong>
Dedication of new World Headquarters building in Santa Ana, California.
1964<\/strong>
The first Able Toastmasters Award (ATM) is issued.
1965<\/strong>
Founder Ralph C. Smedley dies. He was born February 22, 1878.
1968<\/strong>
The first Competent Toastmaster Award is issued for completing the\u00a0Communication and Leadership Program<\/em>\u00a0manual.
August 1969<\/strong>
The\u00a0Communication and Leadership<\/em>\u00a0manual is introduced at the International Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
1970<\/strong>
The first Distinguished Toastmaster Award (DTM) is issued.
August 1973<\/strong>
Membership opens to women.
1978<\/strong>
The multi-manual\u00a0Advanced Communication and Leadership Program<\/em>\u00a0is introduced.
1979<\/strong>
The first two\u00a0Success\/Leadership Programs<\/em>\u00a0are introduced.
1981<\/strong>
The Accredited Speaker Program begins.
October 1982<\/strong>
Membership reaches 100,000.
April 1983<\/strong>
The Youth Leadership Program is introduced.
1984<\/strong>
The\u00a0Communication and Leadership Program<\/em>\u00a0manual is revised, and two new educational awards are introduced, the ATM Bronze and ATM Silver.
1985<\/strong>
The first\u00a0woman is elected International President: Helen Blanchard.
April 1989
<\/strong>Membership reaches 150,000.
July 1989
<\/strong>The Distinguished Club Program, Distinguished Area Program and Distinguished Division Program are introduced.
June 1990
<\/strong>World Headquarters moves to Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
1992<\/strong>
The\u00a0Successful Club Series<\/em>\u00a0debut.
January 1993
<\/strong>Toastmasters International charters its 8,000th club.
June 1993
<\/strong>The High-Performance\u00a0Leadership Program<\/em>\u00a0is introduced.
January 1997
<\/strong>The revised\u00a0Communication <\/em>and Leadership Program\u00a0<\/em>manual is introduced.
July 1997
<\/strong>An improved two-track educational requirement recognition system begins. The communication track includes the CTM, ATM-Bronze, ATM-Silver, and ATM-Gold awards. The leadership track includes the Competent Leader (CL) and Advanced Leader (AL) awards. Requirements for the DTM award also change.
1999<\/strong>
The improved Distinguished Club Program, based on 10 goals, begins.
2001<\/strong>
The\u00a0Leadership Excellence Series<\/em>\u00a0debuts.
August 2001
<\/strong>After 26 years at the helm of Toastmasters International, Executive Director Terrence McCann retires and is succeeded by Executive Director Donna H. Groh
2003<\/strong>
The\u00a0Communication <\/em>and Leadership Program\u00a0<\/em>manual is revised.
July 2004
<\/strong>Toastmasters International charters its 10,000th club and has\u00a0more than 200,000 members in 90 countries.
July 2005
<\/strong>Toastmasters International charters its 10,500th club and surpassed 211,000 members in 90 countries.
August 2008
<\/strong>Toastmasters International holds International Conference in Calgary Alberta Canada
October 2014
<\/strong>Toastmasters International celebrates its 90th birthday – the first official meeting was held on October 22, 1924.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toastmasters International: History at a Glance October 22, 1924The first meeting of the Number One Toastmasters club in Santa Ana, California.January 19, 1926A second Toastmasters club is chartered in Anaheim, California.August 11, 1927Representatives of five Santa Ana Toastmasters clubs plan the formation of a Federation\u00a0of Toastmasters clubs.October 25, 1928The first\u00a0Manual for Toastmasters Clubs\u00a0is copyrighted by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley.October 4, 1930The name Toastmasters International is adopted and officers are elected.December 6, 1930Publication of\u00a0The Gavel, the first Toastmasters newsletter.December 19, 1932Toastmasters International is incorporated.January 9, 1933First Toastmasters club outside California is established in Seattle, Washington.April 1933The first\u00a0issue of\u00a0The Toastmaster\u00a0magazine is published.July … Continue reading TOASTMASTERS TIMELINE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nTOASTMASTERS TIMELINE - Calgary Pace Setters Toastmasters Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/index.php\/toastmasters-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TOASTMASTERS TIMELINE - Calgary Pace Setters Toastmasters Club\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Toastmasters International: History at a Glance October 22, 1924The first meeting of the Number One Toastmasters club in Santa Ana, California.January 19, 1926A second Toastmasters club is chartered in Anaheim, California.August 11, 1927Representatives of five Santa Ana Toastmasters clubs plan the formation of a Federation\u00a0of Toastmasters clubs.October 25, 1928The first\u00a0Manual for Toastmasters Clubs\u00a0is copyrighted by Dr. Ralph C. 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