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American Red Cross

By INFOLujan

  • Henry Dunant

    Henry Dunant
    Founder of Red Cross Movement, born in Switzerland.

  • Clara Barton

    Clara Barton
    Leads the American Red Cross through its founding and first two decades of service, including the first domestic disaster response, U.S. Senate ratifying the Geneva Convention, and our first international relief efforts.

  • First disaster relief effort aiding

    Red Cross undertakes its first disaster relief effort aiding victims of Michigan forest fires.
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    Barton led Red Cross

    Barton resigned after 23 years from the organization
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    First Congressional Charter

  • Second Congressional Charter

  • Titanic

    Titanic
    Red Cross comes to aid of those who survived the sinking of the Titanic.
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    Local Chapters Growth

    Introduced its first aid, water safety, and public health nursing programs, and recruited 20,000 registered nurses.

  • Civilian Blood Program

    Modernization of blood services operation

  • Sep 11, 2001

    Red Cross responds to terrorist attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and outside the town of Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania.

  • FEMA Joined

    Worked together helping government agencies and community organizations plan, coordinate and provide feeding, sheltering and family reunification services for people affected by disasters.

  • 125 Years of Service

    The American Red Cross commemorates 125 years of service both national and international.

  • COVID-19

    Food and Drug Administration, Red Cross and industry partners establish a process to safely collect convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 individuals for treatment of serious COVID-19 infections.