The Angel of the Battlefield Starts the American Red Cross
On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross at a meeting in her Washington apartment, bringing a European idea of neutral wartime aid to America.
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Born Into the Fire: The Making of Malcolm X
On May 19, 1925, Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska — the boy who would become Malcolm X, one of the most powerful and challenging voices of the civil rights era.
The General Who Stepped Ashore and Started a Nation
On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal landed at the Black Sea port of Samsun on a secret mission that ignited Turkey's War of Independence and led to the modern Turkish Republic.
The Grandson of Slaves Who Became Governor
On January 13, 1990, L. Douglas Wilder was sworn in as Virginia's governor, becoming the first elected African-American governor in American history.
The Birth of Martin Luther King Jr.
Born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King Jr. would grow up to lead the American civil rights movement with nonviolence.