In the winter of 1925, a deadly illness struck the city of Nome, Alaska. The nearest stores of medicine were hundreds of miles away, across the state’s snowy interior. But you’ve heard this story. The ...
Yes, yes, there’s Willem Dafoe, but Ericson Core’s moving historical drama “Togo” is a canine-obsessed affair. And why shouldn’t it be? The Disney+ original joins a long line of classic predecessors ...
Walt Disney Pictures: Willem Dafoe in "Togo" Cleveland, Ohio – Clevelanders know the story of Balto, the heroic 6-year-old husky who helped save the children of Nome, Alaska in 1925. He was the lead ...
As of Feb. 2, it has been 100 years since Gunnar Kaasen drove a dog team into Nome with the medicine that saved lives and staved off a potential diphtheria epidemic. Famously, Balto was in the lead of ...
Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria David Kindy - ...
Did you think Balto was the real canine hero of the Great Race of Mercy? Time to meet Togo, the uncommonly brave (and quite cute) sled dog that really saved the day. Yes, yes, there’s Willem Dafoe, ...