Vice President Kamala Harris will call for a “New Way Forward”
for the United States in her speech to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, according to prepared remarks.

“With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity
to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the
past. A chance to chart a New Way Forward,” she will say. “Not
as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans.

“I will be a President who unites us around our highest aspirations,
a President who leads — and listens. Who is realistic. Practical.
And has common sense. And always fights for the American
people. From the courthouse to the White House, that has been
my life’s work,” she will say.

Harris will speak at the event in Chicago on the last night of the convention, and will officially accept the Democratic Party
nomination.

On August 22, 1776, the British arrived at Long Island,
between Gravesend and New Utrecht, with “near
twenty four thousand men ready to land in a moment,”
according to one observer.       

General William Howe’s large army came to Long Island hoping
to capture New York City and gain control of the Hudson River,
a victory that would divide the rebellious colonies in half.

The Americans suffered 1,000 casualties to the British loss of
only 400 men during the fighting. Howe chose not to follow the
advice of his subordinates, however, and did not storm the
Patriot redoubts at Brooklyn Heights, where he could have
taken the Patriots’ military leadership prisoner and ended
the rebellion.

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.

The signing of the first Geneva Convention.

(8 May 1828 – 30 October 1910)