In the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” put the town under siege 100 years ago. Now, the town's saviors, the sled dogs and mushers who raced hundreds ...
Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...
Nome, Alaska, remembers its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, ...
On Feb. 2, 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum Run ended as the last of a series of dog mushers brought life-saving medication ...
The month of February has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in February 1925. • After a severe depletion of his country’s potato ...
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The Alaskan hero dogs who prevented a diphtheria epidemic in 1925One hundred years ago an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention.
Nome was built on gold and dogs ... and dedicated runners—above all during the epic days of the Serum Run in the winter of 1925. By late January, with adults and children dying of diphtheria ...
4. They Brought Lifesaving Serum to Fight an Epidemic in 1925 In 1925, Siberian Huskies cemented their place in history during the legendary serum run to Nome, Alaska. A deadly diphtheria epidemic ...
It was a century ago when the historic "1925 Serum Run to Nome" took place. A group of mushers and their dogs raced from Nenana to deliver a diphtheria antitoxin saving many lives. Nenana will ...
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