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The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.

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1925 serum run to Nome

Transport of medication by dog sled relay across Alaska

The 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy and The Serum Run, was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across the US territory of Alaska by 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs across 674 miles (1,085 km) in 5½ days, saving the small town of…
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Nome, Alaska

City in Alaska, United States

Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the US state of Alaska. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It had a population of 3,699 in 2020, up from 3,598 in 2010. Nome was incorporated on April…
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February 15

Day of the year

February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year.
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