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American Red Cross founded.

1881

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After experiencing the International Red Cross while in Europe, Clara Barton returns to the United States to establish the American Red Cross.

In its early years, many factions develop in response to Barton's self-promoting style of leadership, and the American Red Cross will be reorganized in the 1900s to its current form.