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On March 27, 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States.A series of phreatic blasts occurred from the summit and escalated until a major explosive eruption took place on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am.
May 18 is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) ... 1980 – Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
May 8, 1980: Eradication of smallpox announced by World Health Organization May 18, 1980: ... The following events took place in May 1980: May 1, 1980 (Thursday)
On March 20, 1980, Mount St. Helens experienced a magnitude 4.2 earthquake, [4] and on March 27, steam venting started. [36] By the end of April, the north side of the mountain had started to bulge. [37] On May 18, a second earthquake, of magnitude 5.1, triggered a massive collapse of the north face of the mountain.
May 18–27 – Gwangju Uprising: Students in Gwangju, South Korea, begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms. May 20 – 1980 Quebec referendum: Voters in Quebec reject, by a vote of 60%, a proposal to seek independence from Canada. May 22 – Namco's Pac-Man, the highest-earning arcade game of all time, is released in Japan.
May 18 – Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 and causing US$3 billion in damage. May 21 – The Empire Strikes Back is released. May 22 – Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game of all time, is released. May 23 – Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining, based on the 1977 novel of the same name, is released. May 24
1980 – 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. 1992 – The Archivist of the United States officially announces the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 1998 – United States v.
Harry R. Truman (October 1896 – May 18, 1980) was an American businessman, bootlegger, and prospector.He lived near Mount St. Helens, an active volcano in the state of Washington, and was the owner and caretaker of Mount St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake near the base of the mountain.