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 ...

Gunnar Kaasen poses with his original dog team, including his lead dog Balto, top row, second left, in 1925, which he drove through a blinding blizzard to ...

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 ...

One hundred years ago an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention.

Weather conditions have proven tough for the Iditarod as warmer temperatures have swept through Southcentral Alaska this ...

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 ...