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INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS FOUNDED

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The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the
Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field
was adopted by 12 nations meeting in Geneva.

The agreement, advocated by Swiss humanitarian Jean-Henri
Dunant, called for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded
in times of war and provided for the neutrality of medical
personnel. It also proposed the use of an international emblem
to mark medical personnel and supplies.

In honor of Dunant’s nationality, a red cross on a white
background—the Swiss flag in reverse—was chosen. The
organization became known as the International Committee
of the
Red Cross. In 1901, Dunant was awarded the first
Nobel Peace Prize.


Dunant, Henry
Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant)
(8 May 1828 – 30 October 1910)

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ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED ON THIS DAY

Clara Barton, 1821-1912, founder of American Red Cross. Aww. How often did Victorians smile in ...

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Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912)

Clara Barton was an American nurse who founded the American
Red Cross
. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War,
a teacher, and a
patent clerk. Since nursing education was not
then very formalized and she did not attend nursing school, she
provided self-taught nursing care. Barton is noteworthy for
doing humanitarian work and civil rights advocacy at a time
before women had the right to vote. She was inducted into the
National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1973.

 
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ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1881

The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : She Was the 'Angel of the Battlefield'

In Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton  and Adolphus Solomons
founded the American National
Red Cross, an organization established to
provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters in
congruence with the International Red Cross.

Barton, born in Massachusetts in 1821, worked with the sick and wounded
during the
American Civil War and became known as the “Angel of the
Battlefield” for her tireless dedication. In 1865, President
Abraham
Lincoln
commissioned her to search for lost prisoners of war, and with
the extensive records she had compiled during the war she succeeded
in identifying thousands of the Union dead at the
Andersonville prisoner-
of-war camp.

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Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton
(December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912)

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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On this day in 1927, Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo
nonstop airplane flight from New York, crossing the Atlantic Ocean
and landing his Spirit of St. Louis in Paris France.

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Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in 1927. The trip began May 20.

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The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton
on this day in 1881.

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Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912)

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Fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks (above) was murdered in a
"thrill killing" committed by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard
Loeb (below) on this day in 1924. The killers were students
at the University of Chicago.


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On this day in 1959, the musical "Gypsy" opened on Broadway
and played 702 performances, closing on March 25, 1961 at the
Imperial Theatre.

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From left: Sandra Church as Louise, Ethel Merman starred as
Rose, and Jack Klugman as Herbie.

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