Today in History: February 2, Alaska Serum Run ends

Today is Sunday, Feb. 2, the 33rd time of 2025. There are 332 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Feb. 2, 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum Run ended arsenic the past of a bid of canine mushers brought life-saving medicine to Nome, the country of a diphtheria epidemic, travelling 674 miles successful conscionable six days.

Also connected this date:

In 1536, present-day Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.

In 1653, New Amsterdam — present New York City — was incorporated arsenic a city.

In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, officially ending the Mexican-American War.

In 1943, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered successful a large triumph for the Soviets successful World War II.

In 1990, successful a melodramatic concession to South Africa’s Black majority, President F.W. de Klerk lifted a prohibition connected the African National Congress and promised to escaped Nelson Mandela.

In 2013, erstwhile Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” writer Chris Kyle was fatally changeable on with a friend, Chad Littlefield, astatine a weapon scope westbound of Glen Rose, Texas; Eddie Ray Routh was aboriginal convicted of execution and sentenced to beingness successful situation without parole.

In 2014, Oscar-winning histrion Phillip Seymour Hoffman, wide considered 1 of the top actors of his generation, was recovered dormant successful his New York flat from an accidental cause overdose.

In 2021, the Senate approved Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) arsenic proscription secretary, making him the archetypal openly cheery idiosyncratic confirmed to a Cabinet post.

In 2022, 4 men were charged with being portion of the cause organisation unit that supplied a deadly premix of narcotics to histrion Michael K. Williams of “The Wire,” who had overdosed 5 months earlier.

Today’s birthdays:

• Rock singer-guitarist Graham Nash is 83.
• Television enforcement Barry Diller is 83.
• TV cook Ina Garten is 77.
• Actor Brent Spiner is 76.
• Football Hall of Famer Dave Casper is 73.
• Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is 73.
• Model Christie Brinkley is 71.
• Singer Shakira is 48.
• Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is 43.
• Actor Gemma Arterton is 39.
• Actor Zosia Mamet is 37.
• Actor Paul Mescal is 29.