History

Togo  Leonhard Seppala had gambled with the crossing of Norton Sound and won. He had crossed during the daylight hours

Half an hour after Charlie Evans and his dead lead dogs had arrived in Nulato, the serum was thawed and

Newspapers had picked up the story of the epidemic early. As the tone of the telegrams between Nome and the

Leonhard Seppala and His Lead Dog, Togo Getting the diphtheria antitoxin to Nome the fastest way possible was paramount. The

Diphtheria has now been largely eradicated in developed countries. In the US, for example, preschool children typically receive multiple doses