Americans at the turn of the century were alarmed about what they perceived as a change in the type of immigrants entering the United States. Some of the traits they saw as distinguishing the new immigrants from the old immigrants were real; some were imagined; some were half-true. The old immigration peaked in the 1880s. The new immigration peaked in 1907. New immigrants and old--what people said. The old immigrants. . . The new immigrants.
Silver 1 Medal of Honor (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services): Presbyterian Hospital. This award is based on Presbyterian Hospital meeting the Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) goal of 10 percent, as well as achieving a 75 percent conversion goal.
On June 28, 1970, the first gay pride marches took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago commemorating the anniversary of the riots. Similar marches were organized in other cities. Today, Gay Pride events are held annually throughout the world toward the end of June to mark the Stonewall riots.