Ada Blackjack

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17 mentions 4 recordings first heard Feb 2026 last heard today ↑9 vs the 6 months before

Ada Blackjack was an Inupiaq woman born in Nome, Alaska, known for her survival story in the Arctic.

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Giles MiltonDan Snow's History Hit · Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition · 50:15 · today
…But she was haunted for the rest of her life by the ordeal she'd been through on Wrangell Island.…
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Giles MiltonDan Snow's History Hit · Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition · 50:09 · today
…And she went on to live a full and healthy life and died, I think in her 80s she was when she died.…
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Giles MiltonDan Snow's History Hit · Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition · 50:04 · today
…It's the happy ending, really, with Ada Blackjack.…
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Giles MiltonDan Snow's History Hit · Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition · 50:01 · today
…She returned safely.…
Dan SnowDan Snow's History Hit · Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition · 49:54 · today
…Let's finish off poor old Ada Blackjack.…
Giles MiltonDan Snow's History Hit · Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition · 39:32 · today
…Ada Blackjack has survived.…
Giles MiltonDan Snow's History Hit · Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition · 39:29 · today
…And there they come across Ada Blackjack.…
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