American Artifacts Preview: Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office
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Between 1861 and 1868, Clara Barton, known as the Angel of the Battlefield and founder of the American Red Cross, lived in a Washington, DC boarding house. She employed twelve clerks on the third floor in her "Missing Soldiers Office," where they received over 60,000 letters from families searching for lost sons and husbands. In 1996, Richard... Read more
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- -: American Artifacts Preview: Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office
March 29, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Between 1861 and 1868, Clara Barton, known as the Angel of the Battlefield and founder of the American Red Cross, lived in a Washington, DC boarding house. She employed twelve clerks on the third floor in her "Missing Soldiers Office," where they received over 60,000 letters from families search...
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- -: Charlie Rose - George Clooney and John Prendergast (03/15/12)
March 16, 2012 (about 12 years ago)George Clooney and John Prendergast of the Satellite Sentinel Project discuss the humanitarian crisis in Sudan www.CharlieRose.com
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- -: TEDxTempleU - Tayo Arinola - Real Humanitarians
April 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)TAYO ARINOLA is a Washington DC native with Nigerian ancestry. Her BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology allowed her to explore basic science and clinical research, making medical discoveries at Pasteur Institute and Kimmel Cancer Center and inspiring her to become a physician. Her time abroad a...
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- -: An Exciting Car Giveaway
November 4, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Ellen found a woman named Reneisha who has done so much good, she deserves a brand new car! Needless to say, Reneisha was beyond excited!
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- -: Misguided Aid in Afghanistan - Washington Post Panel
May 7, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/13/Washington_Post_Panel_America_and_the_World_2008 Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable discusses problems with American aid distribution in post-war Afghanistan. This excerpt is taken from a panel discussion entitled, "Washington Post Panel: Ameri...
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- -: Designing a $25 Baby Incubator - George Kembel
August 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/14/George_Kembel_Awakening_Creativity George Kembel, co-founder and executive director of the d.school, demonstrates how a group of his students conceptualized an innovative incubator for premature babies by using empathy to gain inspiration and reframe ...
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- -: Bill Clinton: What Haiti Needs Now
February 3, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/28/Davos_2010_Special_Session_on_Haiti Former President Bill Clinton offers an emotional plea to the world on behalf of Haiti. In addition to safe, sanitary shelter and schools, Clinton insists that "we need cash more than anything else, because we got e...
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- -: Dr. Hawa Abdi: What Somalia Needs Now
August 5, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_2011_video_sampler Dr. Hawa Abdi expresses her distrust of the international community in fighting the famine that is killing Somalis and explains how her foundation is working to nourish those who are walking to Mogadishu to attain medical care. ...
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- -: President Obama on Sri Lanka and Detainee Photos
May 13, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President speaks on the situation in Sri Lanka and detainee photographs. May 13, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: Secretary of State Clinton Briefs Press on Aid to Pakistan
May 19, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes an announcement about humanitarian aid to Pakistan. (Public Domain)
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