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may 21, 1881 - The first local chapter of the American Association of the Red Cross is organized by Clara Barton in her Washington D.C. home with the support and advice of President Garfield. Garfield planned to advocate for the 1864 Geneva Convention, ratified by the US in 1882

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may 21, 1881
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~ 145 years ago