🗓#OTD in 1925, legendary musher Leonhard Seppala delivered a life-saving medicine via dogsled in Nome, Alaska. His beloved dog, Balto, led the pack. An outbreak of diphtheria prompted a risky & crucial 600-mile long dog-sledding mission to deliver the medicine. Seppala and his team helped save 2,000 townspeople. 🎥America in Color: Alaska | Smithsonian Channel
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🗓#OTD in 1925, legendary musher Leonhard Seppala delivered a life-saving medicine via dogsled in Nome, Alaska. His beloved dog, Balto, led the pack. An outbreak of diphtheria prompted a risky & crucial 600-mile long dog-sledding mission to deliver the medicine. Seppala and his team helped save 2,000 townspeople. 🎥America in Color: Alaska | Smithsonian Channel
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