Video: 'A 600-Mile Journey Across Alaska Saves the Town of Nome

(Monday, February 2, 1925, 5:30 a.m. local time) — The legendary 1925 serum run to Nome ended today as the last of a series of dog mushers (with Balto as the lead sled dog) brought a life-saving treatment to Nome, Alaska, the scene of a diphtheria epidemic, six days after the drug left Nenana.

Video: 'Icebound - The Greatest Dog Story Ever Told' (Feb. 2, 1925, at 44:23)