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Iditarod: Racing Across Alaska
On this date in 1985, Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail sled dog race. Here are some things you might not have known about the annual tradition. The Iditarod is run in honor of the 1925 serum run, which was a sled dog relay to deliver a diphtheria antitoxin to…
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Klondike Gold Rush: Get Rich or Die Tryin’
On this date in 1896, gold was discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Here are some things you may not have known about the Klondike Gold Rush. George Carmack, an American prospector, was looking for gold with his wife, brother-in-law and a nephew near the Klondike…
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Alaska Pipeline: Moving Oil Since 1977
On this date in 1977, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was completed. Here are some things you may not know about it. Oil had been used as fuel on the Arctic shore of Alaska for centuries by native people, usually using oil-soaked peat for heating and lighting. Several attempts were made to determine the feasibility of…
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Archive — Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race #history #trivia #podcasts
(Originally published March 20, 2015) March 20 is the 20th anniversary of Libby Riddles becoming the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail sled dog race. Here are three things you might not know about the Iditarod. • It’s named after the Iditarod National Historic trail, which runs from Seward to Nome via the ghost…