red cross By manpaul Dec 25, 2001 Red Cross staff members begin serving U.S. troops in Afghanistan. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/significant-dates.html Aug 13, 2004 Hurricane Charley slams into Florida's Gulf Coast. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/significant-dates.html Aug 25, 2005 Hurricane Katrina becomes one of the most destructive storms in the history of the Gulf Coast, killing nearly 2,000 and leaving millions homeless. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/significant-dates.html Jan 1, 2010 A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Haiti, leaving 1.5 million people homeless and prompting one of the largest single-country responses in the history of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/significant-dates.html Oct 29, 2012 Superstorm Sandy makes landfall in New Jersey. 17,000 Red Cross workers participated in the massive emergency response effort across multiple states. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/significant-dates.html Sep 13, 2016 The Red Cross launches Hero Care, a smartphone app for military members, veterans and military families. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/significant-dates.html