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History of the Canadian Red Cross

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:50:06 PM

In the spring of 1885, Dr. George Sterling Ryerson set the foundations for what would later be known as the Canadian Red Cross Society by sewing two strips of red fabric onto a piece of white cotton and draping this over horse-drawn wagons transporting injured men. More »

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