May 18, 1980 -- The day Mt. St. Helens blew

[RickR]

Who else remembers this monumental event?

 

 

 

 

 

More info here:

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/05/the-eruption-of-mount-st-helens-35-years-ago/393557/

 

 

And here was the view from my front yard...about 70 miles to the south.

 

[Rowsdower70]

I remember it well, it was all over the news of course.   I actually had a small vial of volcanic dust from that eruption that I kept for years.  Not sure what happened to it. 

[AlamoAtari]

I did also. My grandpa had a vile of it.

[Arenafoot]

I do! I did a school project of it a couple of years later.

[StormSurge]

I remember the news very well.

 

I just started reading this last night.

 

[CrossBow]

I honestly don't remember this as I would have only been about 6 years old at the time. In fact, when I think back on things, I really can't remember much of anything that far back other than a few memories of when I was about 7 years old and go my first Atari in about Christmas of '81 or '82, and then most of my memories seem to be in check starting around 1984 when I was about 9 - 10 years old.

[StormSurge]

Unseen Photos of Mount St. Helens Eruption Uncovered From Forgotten Camera

 

A vintage camera from the early 20th century containing a roll of undeveloped film has yielded an extraordinary set of images showing the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, considered among the most disastrous volcanic eruptions in US history.

 

 

 

http://gizmodo.com/unseen-photos-of-mount-st-helens-eruption-found-in-for-1796229370

Edited June 20, 2017 by StormSurge

[TrekMD]

I remember this vaguely! 

[Starbuck66]

I... was not alive yet. About 4 months before I was around... I heard lots of stories though, plus remember discussing in science classes a lot.

[Atari 5200 Guy]

I very much remember this. Had family relatives living in Washington state. We got ashes where I lived in Arkansas. Air was hard to breathe from it.