Alaska History-March 15th – Balto
Balto, the Alaskan Husky who would become famous for running the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome in 1925, would be euthanized on March 15th, 1933. The reason, it was determined that his age 1t 14 required it. Balto was used as the lead dog in Gunnar Kaasen‘s sled team taking diphtheria antitoxin […]
