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Croats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1724 words) |
 | Map of the possible route of the Croats migrating through Eurasia between 6th century BC and 7th century AD The origin of the Croatian tribe before the great migration of the Slavs is uncertain. |
| The Principality of Dalmatia became the Croats' nation-state. |
| Croats became one of two constituent peoples of two of the SFRJ Peoples'/Socialist republics - Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (in the latter one of the three since 1968). |
| Red Cross - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Red Cross (1007 words) |
| Red Cross, international organization concerned with the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of public health; the world-recognized symbol of mercy and absolute neutrality is the Red Cross or Red Crescent flag. |
| The creation of the Red Cross was spurred by the publication of Un Souvenir de Solférino (1862), an account by Jean Henri Dunant Dunant, Jean Henri (zhäN äNrē` dünäN`), 1828–1910, Swiss philanthropist and founder of the International Red Cross, b. |
| The International Committee of the Red Cross was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917, 1944, and, with the League of Red Cross Societies, in 1963. |
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