Historiography!

What's The Difference Between Mt. St. Helens in 1980, and Jack Dawson in 1912?



One erupted naturally, and the other erupted because of Rose!

I talk about Mt. St. Helens this week! It was quite the event in 1980! This is a cool PNW story that if you don't know anything about the Pacific Northwest other than Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman, this is worth a closer look! Here is the live ABC News Coverage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5izisUIqO2s

Make sure you then watch more local coverage too!! Here is a good one from a station based in the Portland area!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqkrl4hZ-7Y

 Then compare the two in how they present the story and figure out for yourself what Mt. St. Helens was about!!

Oh, and here is the NOVA Program produced 11 years after it erupted!! So cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0uD4ldBjmQ

We then talk about sex on the Titanic, more specifically in the cargo hold, and what car it was in, and why it wasn't a Model T, which was pretty much the only car you could buy other than some super weird custom made off-brands back then. Who knows, but pondering these things doesn't ruin the scene for me, so hopefully it won't for you! 

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Historiography!By Jim Stewart Allen

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