Red Cross

  • Clara Barton is born in New Oxford, Mass

    Clara Barton is born in New Oxford, Mass

  • Clara Barton, dubbed the "Angel of the Battlefield," begins aid to servicemen in Civil War.

    Clara Barton, dubbed the "Angel of the Battlefield," begins aid to servicemen in Civil War.

  • Clara Barton and associates establish the American Red Cross.

    Clara Barton and associates establish the American Red Cross.

  • First local chapter of the American Red Cross is formed in Dansville, N.Y.

    First local chapter of the American Red Cross is formed in Dansville, N.Y.

  • Red Cross undertakes its first disaster relief effort aiding victims of Michigan forest fires

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

  • Red Cross responds to Johnstown, Pa., flood that kills over 2,000

    Red Cross responds to Johnstown, Pa., flood that kills over 2,000

  • Red Cross comes to aid of those who survived the sinking of the Titanic.

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

  • errorist attacks on 9/11 in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania

    errorist attacks on 9/11 in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania

  • The Houston Astrodome is converted into a massive Red Cross shelter ready to receive thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees

    The Houston Astrodome is converted into a massive Red Cross shelter ready to receive thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees

  • A Red Cross worker comforts a resident whose home was destroyed by Western Wildfires

    A Red Cross worker comforts a resident whose home was destroyed by Western Wildfires