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Tuesday, August 24, 1784

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Tuesday, August 24

Vesuvius Day

Vesuvius Day, observed on August 24, commemorates the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The eruption buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum beneath…

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