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In 1925, an sickness threatened the children of Nome Alaska. The only medicine that could save them was all most 1,000 miles away. Travel by air wasnt posible, so Gunner Kaassen traveled by sled. A husky named balto lead Kaassen and a team off dogs through wind and cold. On February 2, Kaassen return to Nome with the medicine. His life-saving trip inspired the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which is held in Alaska each march.

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In 1925, a sickness threatened the children of Nome, Alaska. The only medicine that could save them was almost 1,000 miles away. Travel by air wasn't possible, so Gunner Kaassen traveled by sled. A husky named Balto led Kaassen and a team of dogs through wind and cold. On February 2, Kaassen returned to Nome with the medicine. His life-saving trip inspired the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which is held in Alaska each March.


Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
Copyright © 2004 Education World

02/2005
 

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