The first international medical relief organization was the Red Cross, technically formed at the Geneva Convention of 1864 and the Red Cross still has headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Continue reading
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Humane Treatment of Soldiers and Civilians in Wartime – AKA Geneva Conventions
International agreements on the Humane Treatment of Soldiers and Civilians in Wartime were signed at the first Convention Continue reading
Nobel Prize for Peace
Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901
Nobel Prize split equally between both Jean-Henri Dunant and Frederic Passy. Continue reading
Switzerland electrifies rail system
In 2000, Switzerland became the first country to have a fully electrified rail system, with less than 0.4 percent powered by other energy sources. Continue reading
Nonstop circumnavigation of the world by balloon
Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss psychiatrist, and Brian Jones, an English ballooning instructor, accomplished a nonstop circumnavigation of the world in a balloon in 1999. Continue reading
Illustrations in Human Anatomy Treatise
Human anatomy treatise with illustrations was published in Basel, Switzerland, in 1543 De humani corporis fabrica (On the Human’s Bodily Works). Continue reading
International Postal Congress Held in Switzerland
International postal congress met on September 15, 1874, in Bern, Switzerland attended by 22 state representatives Continue reading
First International Botanical Congress Held
International Botanical Congress took place in 1867 in Paris, France was organized by Swiss botanist, Alphonse-Louis-Pierre-Pyrame de Candolle. Continue reading
Hydra Display Regenerative Powers
Swiss naturalist Abraham Trembley proved organism regeneration by observing freshwater hydra, Chlorohydra viridissima, in the 18th century. Continue reading
Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl (/ˈhɜːrtsəl, ˈhɛərtsəl/; German: [ˈhɛɐtsl̩]; Hebrew: תֵּאוֹדוֹר הֶרְצְל Te'odor Hertsel; Hungarian: Herzl Tivadar; Hebrew name given at his brit milah Binyamin Ze'ev (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין זְאֵב),[2] also known in Hebrew as חוֹזֵה הַמְדִינָה, Chozeh HaMedinah, lit. Continue reading