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.
Are you older than this lake?
Today in History
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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An island in the Highlands
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A glittering diamond in the rough
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Lion cubs, South Africa
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Union Square, Manhattan
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A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
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Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
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A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
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It s superb owl Sunday
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Happy Hobbit Day
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To the 155th on the 155th
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International Day of Friendship
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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Hello, spring!
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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Forward-thinking women of history
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International Womens Day
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
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Happy Pi Day!
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Happy birthday, Saguaro National Park
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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Dallas Latino Cultural Center for Hispanic Heritage
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Mardi Gras flower power
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Where fire meets water
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