On This Day in History: The Red Cross is founded

Various incidents and accidents are happening in the world every day. Many things are invented. Many are born and die. Do we remember all the daily events? But some things are permanently embedded in people's minds, some events remain in the pages of history. Our regular program 'This Day in History' deals with such topics. Today is February 17. Let's see what big events happened in the world on this day. Translated from the book 'On This Day: A History of the World in 366 Days' by Anindya Saimum.

International Committee of the Red Cross, abbreviated Red Cross. The organization was established to help people injured in war and conflict. On February 17, 1863, the Red Cross was founded in Geneva, Switzerland by some citizens of the country. Later the work of this organization spread all over the world. Widely appreciated for humanitarian work.

Kosovo becomes independent
On February 17, 2008, Kosovo separated from Serbia and became an independent state. After many years of struggle, the people of Kosovo got their freedom.

Publication of the periodic table
Periodic Table - Also known as the periodic table of elements, where chemical elements are arranged in rows (periods) and columns (groups). On this day in 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev drew the periodic table for the first time.