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NAMING THE VOLCANO

• In 1774, Juan Josef Perez Hernandez sailed through some harbors off the coast of what is now Washington state, but didn't bother to stop. In 1778 Captain James Cook anchored off the same coast. The native tribe canoed out to greet him, shouting “Itchme nutka!” which means “Go around!” because they wanted him to sail his ships into a better port.

However, he thought they were announcing their name, and the place has been known as Nootka Sound ever since.

• Cook landed to stock up on fresh water and to trade with the natives. He brought a few sea otter pelts back with him. Soon, otter pelts were being sold in Europe for $4,000 each, worth more than their weight in gold. Thus began the Otter Rush.

• The Spanish claimed that since they had been the first to sail through the sound, the Nootka area belonged to them. The English said that since they had been first to set foot upon the land, they owned the territory. The English built a fort there; the Spaniards seized an English ship in retaliation; and war was brewing. England sent an ambassador named Alleyne Fitzherbert Baron St. Helens to Spain where he negotiated a treaty.

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1. T or F: Before the Mount St. 5. What was the name of the Helens eruption in 1980, it had character played by Tina Fey been over 100 years since its on TV’s “30 Rock”? previous eruption.

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MOUNT ST. HELENS (cont):

• In 1794, the Nootka Convention was signed and both countries were given access to the area.

When Captain George Vancouver explored the area, he saw a mountain in the distance and named it after St. Helens. Therefore, Mount St. Helens is named neither for a saint nor for a woman named Helen. It’s named for an ambassador. Before Vancouver arrived, the natives had called the mountain Loo-wit-lat-kla, meaning “keeper of the fire.” It was an appropriate name, for the mountain exploded on May 18, 1980.

• The build-up of suspense preceding the blast attracted tourists and journalists. As the mountain rumbled, a woman in Cleveland called the Cowlitz County sheriff's office in Washington and offered to throw herself into the crater as a sacrifice to the mountain. A local deputy quipped that he appreciated the offer, but that if there was going to be a human sacrifice, it needed to be a native.

• Scientists knew an explosion was imminent when a bulge 320 feet high appeared on the side of the mountain in April, indicating that magma was pressing upward. The bulge was moving forward at the rate of 5 feet per day. Finally an earthquake caused by the moving of the magma triggered an avalanche. The avalanche scraped off the top of the bulge, exposing the white-hot interior to the air.

• Normally, water can't be heated beyond the boiling point because it turns to steam. But when it's kept under pressure, it can be heated beyond boiling and still remain liquid. When the pressure is removed, the super-hot water flashes into steam. Because steam takes up a lot more room than water, an explosion occurs. It's like carbon dioxide dissolved in soda pop. Shake the can, and the gas wants to escape but can’t. Pop the top, and the release of pressure results in a minivolcano of soda.

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MOUNT ST. HELENS (cont):

• The blast was heard in Canada. The energy released was equal to dropping 27,000 Hiroshimasized bombs at the rate of one per second for 9 hours. The volcano disgorged matter equivalent to a piece of land a mile wide and a mile long and as high as three Empire State Buildings, hurling 1.3 billion cubic yards of ash and rock into the air. That works out to more than a ton of debris for every person on earth. However, there was little significant lava flow.

• Where ashes mixed with water of rivers and lakes, mud formed. It was the consistency of wet concrete and it flowed downstream, wrecking everything in its path. The flash flood of mud that went raging down the Toutle River was 30 feet higher than any previously recorded flood. After the blast, the mountain was 1,200 feet lower. Two weeks later, pumice that had been ejected from the mountain was still 780° F. Over 150 square miles of land were completely leveled.

• 57 people died. The only survivor in the blast area was a dog who was on a camping trip with his family. One man who died instantly when the blast hit was found in the front seat of his car with his camera still held in front of his face.

Two young lovers in a tent were blown into a mass of fallen trees hundreds of feet away. They were found with their arms still around each other. Two people were killed in their car as they drove 70 mph trying to outrace the ash cloud.

Most had violated orders to avoid the area.

• 800,000 tons of ash fell on Yakima, 85 miles east of the volcano. So much ash went into the sewer when the streets were washed down that the sewer treatment plant shut down for fear of permanent damage. In Spokane, so much water was being used to wash down cars, sidewalks, and rooftops that water rationing was imposed.

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• The reservoir in Potlatch, Idaho dropped three feet in a single hour and was nearly half empty when only half of the town’s streets had been washed down. In Pasco, Washington, paper envelopes full of ash being mailed from residents to friends and relatives around the country kept breaking open during processing, ruining the machinery. Post Office officials requested that people place the ashes in zip lock baggies before mailing it. Folks in Seattle suggested dropping the “W” from the state's name and calling it Ashington instead. One disc jockey joked, “If you were planning on visiting Washington this year, don't bother. Washington is coming to visit you!”

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• 1,100 miles of Washington roads were impassable and 10,000 people stranded. Police cars were stalled; train service was halted; shipping channels were clogged; and power lines were knocked out.

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• 195 square miles of wildlife habitat were destroyed. A million and half animals and birds lay dead, and half a million fish were cooked to death. 100 miles of streams were wiped out, another 3,000 miles of streams were contaminated by ash, 26 lakes were removed from the map, and 27 others were changed forever. 27 forest recreation sites were destroyed as well as four private camps and seven bridges.

• 123 riverside homes were washed away and 75 recreational cabins were wrecked. 23 additional homes were damaged by mud. Over 1,000 people were left homeless.

• In all, $2.7 billion in damage was done in a single day by a single volcano. Yet today the area is lush, green, and full of wildlife.

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• To cast the role of Hammond’s granddaughter, Lex, • The dinosaurs in the film were a combination of pup- Spielberg auditioned several girls and asked them to record their screams. Ariana Richards won the role pets, rubber suits, CGI, and animatronic robots.

• Despite having a run time of 127 minutes, Jurassic because she was the only one whose taped scream Park only actually contains 14 minutes of actual di- was loud enough to awaken a sleeping Kate Capshaw nosaur action. Of that, six minutes is composed of (Spielberg’s wife) and send her running down the hall to see if the children were OK. computer generated dinosaurs.

• In one scene, a CGI T. Rex throws a CGI raptor into a • Joseph Mazzello played the part of Hammond’s grandreal T. Rex animatronic, which needed to react realis- son Tim because he had auditioned for Spielberg’s “Hook” when he was just seven, but was too young to tically to the CGI effects.

• The triceratops puppet took eight people to operate. get a part. Spielberg promised him a future role.

One person operated the eyes by remote control while • Universal Studios engineers started building the Juthe others sat in a pit underneath the dinosaur. Each rassic Park section of the theme park before Spielberg of the limbs was operated by a different puppeteer, even began filming. The attraction at Universal Stuwith others operating the mouth, tongue and breath- dios in Hollywood opened in 1996 and cost almost ing mechanism. twice what the film cost to make.

• Some dinosaurs were full models but most were just • When Jurassic Park aired on television for the first time either the front half or the rear half of the dinosaur. in 1995, it had over 65 million viewers. This made it The velociraptors in the kitchen scene had a man in- the most-seen-movie on television taking the top spot side each suit. over 1987’s “Trading Places.”

• Spielberg took license with the truth. For instance, • The movie claimed the record as the biggest hit movie T. Rex teeth were actually shaped like bananas. In of all time, usurping Spielberg’s “ET.” It held the spot the film, they are fang-like and look more like shark for nearly five years until “Titanic.” It won three Osteeth. In reality, velociraptors were about the size of turkeys and may have been covered with feathers. cars at the 1994 Academy Awards.

And the entire premise of extracting DNA that’s mil- • The number of people who enrolled in paleontology classes quadrupled after the film debuted. lions of years old is false because DNA deteriorates.

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• On May 9, 1671, in London, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as "Captain Blood," is captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. King Charles II was so impressed with Blood's audacity that he made him a member of his court.

• On May 10, 1749, the 10th and final volume of Henry Fielding's novel "Tom Jones" is printed. The serialized novel told the humorous story of the attempts of the illegitimate but charming Tom Jones to win his neighbor's daughter.

• On May 7, 1902, Martinique's Mount Pele begins the deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th century. The city of Saint Pierre was buried and virtually everyone died instantly when a cloud of superheated gas sent an avalanche of boiling ash down the mountain.

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• On May 6, 1937, the airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and crewmembers.

• On May 4, 1965, San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays hits his 512th career home run to break Mel Ott's National League record. Mays would finish with 660 career home runs, good for third on the all-time list at the time.

• May 8, 1988, Stella Nickell is convicted of murder by a Seattle jury. She was the first person to be found guilty of violating the Federal Anti-Tampering Act after putting cyanide in Excedrin capsules in an effort to kill her husband. She began planning his death after their 1976 honeymoon.

• On May 5, 2002, the comic book adaptation of "Spider-Man" becomes the fastest movie ever to earn more than $100 million at the box office. Its $39 million opening day bested the previous record of $32 million, set by "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in 2001.

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• The Shah wanted to demonstrate that Iran was not stuck in the past, but was instead moving into a new modern era. To celebrate the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire, he staged a carefully planned 5-day party, to which world leaders were invited.

• The site for the event was the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis, whose oldest remains date to 515 B.C. Preparations began with the expansion of the local airport and the construction of better roads leading to the ruins. The area was cleared of snakes and scorpions. Thousands of trees, shrubs, and flowers were brought in and planted. Over 50,000 songbirds were imported from Europe, only to die of the heat.

• French architects and interior decorators designed a city of 50 tents right next to the ruins.

Each tent had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office, and a salon. Each was outfitted with a hand-made tapestry that depicted whichever head of state was staying there. Over 23 miles of silk was used in the construction of the tents.

In the center, the main tent served as the banquet hall with a serpentine table 75 yards long. 125 women spent six months embroidering the tablecloth.

• 150 tons of kitchen equipment was hauled in by the Iranian military. Over 18 tons of food was flown in from France, prepared by 40 French chefs, and served by 120 carefully coordinated waiters. 250 red Mercedes-Benz limousines were used to chauffeur guests from the airport and ...cont'd back.

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SHAH'S BIG PARTY (cont):

• Attendees included over 600 of the world’s kings, queens, presidents, emperors, sheiks, and other leaders. They were treated to a fivecourse banquet served with some of the world’s rarest and most expensive wines. The feast lasted over five hours, making it the longest and most sumptuous official banquet in modern history.

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• Over a five-day period, guests were treated to lavish entertainment. In a spectacular pageant, over 1,700 soldiers paraded by while wearing authentic reproductions of soldier’s garb dating back 25 centuries. Evening entertainment included an incredible fireworks show. A soundand-light show transmitted through hundreds of hidden loudspeakers and projectors instilled the message that although Iran was faithful to ancient traditions, it had transcended its past to become a modern nation. There were ceremonies to dedicate a new museum in Tehran, dedicated to preserving Iran’s history. There was a parade in a newly opened sports stadium.

• The total cost of the party has been estimated at $17 million in 1979 dollars; it worked out to about $22,000 per guest.

• On the sidelines, a cleric named Ayatollah Khomeini loudly criticized the Shah for his extravagance, calling it “the Devil’s festival” and complaining that while world leaders were eating stuffed peacock, Iranian citizens were starving. Dissention blossomed, and revolution fomented. By 1979, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had been overthrown.

• The tent city the Shah built remained in place until the place was looted following the revolution. Today the ruins of Persepolis are still a tourist attraction, but only the iron skeletons of the tent poles are left to remind travelers of the excesses that brought down a world leader.

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