Mount Vesuvius Erupts
08/24/79 AD erupted
Thousands are killed, when the longtime dormant volcano erupts just after noon, burying the Roman settlements of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae.
The mushroom cloud of ash and molten pumice spewed 10 miles up into the atmosphere, and then rained down on Pompeii for twelve hours.
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Area affected by the Vesuvius eruption By MapMaster - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2912359
Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum by John Martin (1789 - 1854)
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