05/23/2025
🌋🔥 On This Day in History – May 22, 1915
Lassen Peak in Northern California erupted in a spectacular display of nature’s power, making it the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to burst to life in the contiguous U.S. during the entire 20th century. Scientists estimate that the blast sent ash plumes miles into the sky, reshaping the landscape and forever earning Lassen Volcano its place in geological fame.
Did you know?
• The eruption lasted for several weeks, with lava flows carving new channels down its slopes.
• It inspired the creation of Lassen Volcanic National Park just 15 years later.
• Today, you can hike to boiling mud pots, steaming fumaroles, and the exact crater rim where history was made.
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