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22
May
POLITICAL NEWS ON THIS DAY IN 1972
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21
May
THE RED CROSS, FORMED ON THIS DAY IN 1881
The American Red Cross was established in Washington, D.C. on May 21,
1881, by school teacher Clara Barton, who became the first president of the organization. The Red Cross continues to be the nation’s premier emergency
response organization.
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21
May
CARTOON WON PULITZER ON THIS DAY IN 1922
Albert Edward Sterner’s "Portrait of Rollin Kirby" ,1931
Rollin Kirby (September 4, 1875 – May 8, 1952) was a political
cartoonist for the New York World and the New York Post. He
was the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
for his cartoon “on the Road to Moscow”. Kirby received the
Pulitzer for his cartooning again in 1924 and 1928.
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