American Red Cross founding anniversary
The American Red Cross states that Clara Barton founded the organization on May 21, 1881. The evidence supports a founding anniversary, not a formal national observance named “National American Red Cross Founder’s Day.”
Date and recurrence
21 May 1881 founding date; anniversary context
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is American Red Cross / organizational history. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National American Red Cross Founder’s Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- American Red Cross — Clara BartonFirst Party Organization
- American Red Cross — Significant DatesFirst Party Organization
Frequently asked questions
When is American Red Cross founding anniversary?
21 May 1881 founding date; anniversary context The stored recurrence guidance is: May 21 is the organization’s founding anniversary; no formal national-day status established.
Does American Red Cross founding anniversary fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is American Red Cross founding anniversary an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: American Red Cross / organizational history. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes American Red Cross founding anniversary?
The stored designation basis is: The American Red Cross states that Clara Barton founded the organization on May 21, 1881. The evidence supports a founding anniversary, not a formal national observance named “National American Red Cross Founder’s Day.”. Supporting provenance includes American Red Cross — Clara Barton. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is American Red Cross founding anniversary international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: American Red Cross / organizational history. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.