Friday marked 38 years since the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Here's a look back at the most devastating eruption in U.S. history. | FOX 12 Oregon

42K views · 520 reactions | It was 43 years ago on May 18 that Mt. St. Helens exploded to life, erupting in violent fashion, spewing towering clouds carrying 520 million tons of ash that turned day into night. Watch how the worst volcano eruption in US history happened. | FOX Weather | Facebook

Some of the most breathtaking photos of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens were taken by a graduate student camped nearby. Even more impressive, he took them while trying to outrun the enormous landslide. 🎥Make It Out Alive | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

791K views · 5.6K reactions | "Forever accompanied by a glass of Coca-Cola and whiskey, Harry says he hates to drink, but people drive him to it." Harry Truman was something of a local celebrity in the time leading up to the Mount St. Helens eruption. He ran the Mount St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake, and refused to leave his home on the mountain despite warnings that it would likely erupt. Truman was killed in the blast on this day in 1980. | KATU News | Facebook

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