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Deadly history of mysterious 'Alaska triangle' where Bering Air jet plunged from sky
In the vast, mysterious expanse of a region known as the 'Alaskan triangle', another tragic tale unfolds as a small plane ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
The temperature hovered around freezing in New York’s Central Park on December 15, 1925. Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan ...
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...
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A century ago, sled dogs braved dangerous weather to rescue Nome, Alaska, from a deadly disease
The first death was a 3-year-old boy on Jan. 20 ... the serum by rail to Nenana in interior Alaska, some 675 miles (1,086 kilometers) from Nome via the frozen Yukon River and mail trails.
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Search underway along Alaska’s western coast for plane carrying 10 people
The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air. The aircraft was 12 miles ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
The first death was a 3-year-old boy on Jan. 20 ... officials shipped the serum by rail to Nenana in interior Alaska, some 675 miles from Nome via the frozen Yukon River and mail trails.
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter ... The first death was a 3-year-old boy on Jan. 20, 1925, followed the next day by a 7-year-old girl.