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On this day: Mount St. Helens erupts

Name: On this day: Mount St. Helens erupts
Uploaded: 2016-05-18T05:30:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Description: At 8:39 a.m. on May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano erupted, killing 57 people. Watch "CBS Evening News" coverage from that day.

At 8:39 a.m. on May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano erupted, killing 57 people. Watch "CBS Evening News" coverage from that day.