27 August 2016

Fwd: 1883: Krakatau explodes

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History for the day: 1883: Krakatau explodes

This day in History
Aug
27
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1883
Krakatau explodes
The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small, uninhabited volcanic island located west of Sumatra in Indonesia, on this day in 1883. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, created... read more »
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