This dog saved an Alaskan town

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we learn of the dog who saved an Alaskan town, celebrate Holi and fiery Queen Esther … and discover the most successful pirates ever. Plus, Happy International Women’s Day.

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A deadly disease strikes the children of a tiny, snowed-in Alaskan gold-rush town. Vials of treatment are hundreds of miles away. A storm is brewing. Only a dog sled can bring vital serum to save the kids.

How did the rescue happen? Meet the brave and determined Togo (pictured at left, above).

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Happy Holi: Today marks the start of the Hindu holiday that celebrates spring and the victory of good over evil. Celebrants (like these two women in Queens, New York) smear one another with colorful powder and paint. Here’s more on Holi.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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A B.C. belle: Queen Esther won King Ahasuerus’ heart with her beauty, and then saved the Jews of Persia with her bravery. She kept her Jewish heritage a secretfrom her husband, but when she heard about a planned kingdom-wide massacre of her people, Esther (depicted above) revealed her true identity to the king.

Her tearful pleading led to the deliverance of her people—and is cause of celebration during this week’s Jewish holiday of Purim. Here’s our look at Esther and other powerful Biblical queens.

BACK IN TIME

THE NIGHT SKIES

ILLUSTRATION BY ANDREW FAZEKAS

Ghostly glows and the Scorpion: Starting tomorrow night, keen sky-watchers across the Northern Hemisphere can attempt to hunt down one of the most elusive of astronomical sky shows. The pyramid-sharped Zodiacal light is caused by sunlight reflecting off cosmic dust between the planets. The best time to observe this super-faint glow is about an hour after sunset, looking toward the western horizon.
Meanwhile the moon puts on its own early morning spectacle on Monday and Tuesday as it enters the realm of the Scorpion constellation. Look for the moon approaching the bright orange star Antares in the southern sky at dawn. — Andrew Fazekas

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This dog saved an Alaskan town

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