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.
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Today in History
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It s a ruff life
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An ice cap-puccino
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Wander the ancient medina
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Celebrating the Day of the Dead
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The lemurs of Madagascar
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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Flamenco dancers
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Saint Andrews Day
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
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A city of bridges
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A theatrical dream
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International Womens Day
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The Badlands celebrates a milestone
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Native American Heritage Month
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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An icy extravaganza
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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International Rock Day
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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Rocky mountain pi
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National Trails Day
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A garden of prickly delights
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Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
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Let s ride! It s Roller Coaster Day
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park