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.
Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell was awarded the Lincoln Leadership Prize by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum foundation last week, and while humbled to receive the award, Lovell said he really is just an ordinary person.pollo astronaut Jim Lovell was awarded the Lincoln Leadership Prize by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum foundation last week, and while humbled to receive the award, Lovell said he really is just an ordinary person.