If you were born before summer 1991, the answer is yes. Sorry if you already felt a bit long in the tooth, but it"s true: Until 30 years ago, Lake Pinatubo was just a rumble in Mount Pinatubo"s magma-filled belly. It was a calamitous eruption on June 15, 1991—one of the 20th century"s most powerful—that blew off Pinatubo"s original summit and formed a vast crater, which gradually filled with water as greenery reclaimed the summit.
Are you older than this lake?
Today in History
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Dressed for winter fun
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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It s time for spring
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Nature Photography Day
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Salzburg, Austria
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In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Frankenstein Friday
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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Dashing through the snow
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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In praise of the pipes
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Happy Pi Day!
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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Honoring our veterans
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Who left the tub running?
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Giving Tuesday
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Father s Day
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Protecting endangered giants
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International Archaeology Day
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A little blue
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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