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More Heroism, Just Outside the Arctic Circle: How Alaskan Sled Dogs Saved Diphtheria Patients in Nome

More Heroism, Just Outside the Arctic Circle: How Alaskan Sled Dogs Saved Diphtheria Patients in Nome

February 2021: It’s snowing again in the Northeast, and we still endure a pandemic.

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellFebruary 23, 2021Alaska, Alaskan sled dogs, mushers, Iditarod race, Siberian huskies, Nome, diphteria, antitoxin, Balto, Togo, Central Park statues, dogs, heroic dogs