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American Red Cross founded, 1881
In Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian…
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Remembering the 1912 Presidential Election
A former president, a current president, a future president and a Socialist Party candidate all sought the White House 100 years ago.













