430 ⟶ Ilopango Volcano Eruption Devastates Mayan Cities
The Ilopango volcano erupts, devastating the Mayan cities in...
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🌋 Ilopango Volcano Eruption Devastates Mayan Cities
The Ilopango volcano erupts, devastating the Mayan cities in present-day El Salvador.⟶
VolcanoEruptionDisasterMayan CivilizationPre-Columbian AmericaArchaeologyEnvironmental Impact
El Salvador⚔️ Salvadoran Civil War Begins
October 15: Beginning of the Salvadoran Civil War.⟶
Civil WarCold WarGuerrilla WarfarePolitical ViolenceHuman RightsEl SalvadorRevolution
El Salvador🌋 Mount St. Helens Erupts, Causing Fatalities and Destruction
May 18: 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, state of Washington, leaves approximately 57 deaths and $1 billion of property damage.⟶
VolcanoEruptionNatural DisasterPacific NorthwestGeologyEnvironmental Impact
United States🌋 Nevado del Ruiz Eruption and Armero Tragedy
November 13: The Armero tragedy, in which 20,000 people die following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia.⟶
VolcanoEruptionDisasterNatural DisasterColombiaGeologyCatastrophe
Colombia🕊️ Salvadoran Civil War Officially Ends
January 16: End of the Salvadorian Civil War.⟶
Civil WarEl SalvadorPeace AgreementCold WarHuman RightsPolitical Violence
El Salvador🪙 El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender
September 7: El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency.⟶
BitcoinCryptocurrencyDigital CurrencyEconomyEl SalvadorGlobalization
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