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The Great Race of Mercy

by | Jul 1, 2008 | Inside History

Tracking diphtheria from Nome, Alaska, to today.
The place was Nome, Alaska. Dr. Curtis Welch waited anxiously for his prayers to be answered in the early morning hours of February 2, 1925. Outside, it was 35 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. The good doctor was battling an outbreak of the dreaded disease diphtheria and was awaiting the delivery of a fresh supply of diphtheria antitoxin. In what became known as the “Great R


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