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SYMHC Classics: Nome Serum Run

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Gnome Serum Run

This episode originally came out on december seventeenth, 20 14. To day is the anniversary of doctor curtis welsh sending an urgent telegram asking for diphther serum to be sent to nome, alaska. A dog named balto became famous for leading a team of sled dogs that relaid serum across alaska in 19 25. All in all, there were more than 20 mushers with more than 20 teams of dogs,. They ran a 674 mile route, which took them nearly five and a half days to finish.

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