1920: Association became international with the formation of the first club in Canada.
1925: Helen Keller challenges the Lions to become her "knights of the blind in the crusade against blindness."
1931: First club in Latin America chartered.
1945: Association helps form the Non-Governmental Organizations section of the United Nations.
1947: First club in Australia chartered.
1948: First club in Europe chartered.
1953: First club in Asia chartered. First club in Africa chartered.
1987: Lions Clubs International becomes the first service club to admit women as members.
1990: SightFirst, a major blindness prevention initiative, is launched.