In 1832, the first Democratic Party national convention convened in Baltimore. In 1856, Lawrence, Kan., was burned by ...

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross on May 21, 1881. Barton was inspired by the Red Cross movement in Europe while traveling in Switzerland. She volunteered with the International Committee of ...

It was Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who said, "You must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it." Barton's philosophy captures the spirit of America’s ...

The world is changing, and nowhere else is that clearer than at the American Red Cross. Founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, the Red Cross is the world’s largest humanitarian organization with more ...

On May 21, 1881, the American Red Cross was founded by nurse and educator Clara Barton in Washington D.C. In 1924, ...