Clara Barton - May 21
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Today is American Red Cross Founder's Day, Tea Day, Memo Day, Strawberries and Cream Day, and Waiters and Waitresses Day.
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Today's Theme: Clara Barton
ON THIS DATE
- 1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
- 1927 - Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
- 1932 - Amelia Earhart lands in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
- 1471 - German painter Albrecht Dürer
- 1688 - English poet Alexander Pope
- 1780 - English prison reformer Elizabeth Fry
- 1799 - English paleontologist Mary Anning
- 1904 - Singer-songwriter and pianist Fats Waller
- 1916 - Author Harold Robbins
- 1951 - Actor and politician Al Franken
- 1952 - Actor and fool pitier Mr. T
- 1972 - Rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
Fats Waller -
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Asian Americans - Voices in Politics
- Grades K-3 - BrainPOP - Clara Barton Lesson Plan and Activity - DO
- Grades 4-12 - Clara Barton Birthplace Museum - READ and VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - National Women's History Museum - Clara Barton - READ
- Grades 5-12 - National Park Service - Clara Barton's House - Lesson Plan - READ and DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - The Dig: Civil War Clara Barton (4:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - The History Detectives - Clara Barton Lesson (17:31) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 8-12 - Library of Congress - Clara Barton Papers - READ
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