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Red Cross faces funding shortage in Myanmar earthquake relief • Apr. 17, 2025, 2:57 AM ET (Reuters)
Red Cross chief says Gaza is 'hell on earth' as Israeli assault continues • Apr. 12, 2025, 4:05 AM ET (BBC)
Metallica Teaming Up With Red Cross For Blood Drives on Select Dates of Spring 2025 U.S. Tour • Apr. 8, 2025, 3:50 AM ET (Billboard)
What happened on day 547 of the war? • Apr. 7, 2025, 7:28 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Bodies of 15 aid workers recovered in Gaza; 1 still missing • Mar. 31, 2025, 2:02 PM ET (CBC)

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Also Known As American National Red Cross
Date 1881 - present
Areas Of Involvement humanitarianism
Related People Clara Barton • Elizabeth Dole • Mabel Thorp Boardman

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American Red Cross: national headquarters
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
American Red Cross: recruitment poster
American Red Cross: recruitment poster
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Tulsa race massacre of 1921
tuberculosis
map of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
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