Daily Archives for 27 March 2014


March 27: Mount St. Helens Erupts

On 27 March 1980, exactly 34 years ago, Mount St. Helens became active after 123 years. This occurred in the state of Washington and killed 57 people and all animal life within 230 square miles. It was the most destructive eruption in United States history. Before the eruption, a two-month series of earthquakes caused much […]