Text Box: Alaska becomes the 49th state.Text Box: Five-time champion, Rick Swenson, won his first race.Text Box: Four-time champion, Susan Butcher, won her first race.Text Box: Doug Swingley won the first Iditarod in record time (09:00:58:06

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Iditarod Timeline
Text Box: A serum was transported from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska to help save sick children.