Mt. Pelee, an active volcano on the island of Martinique, part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles chain in the West Indies, erupted and caused a fast flowing lava stream that completely destroyed and killed everyone, but two (possibly three) of the inhabitants of St. Pierre, the largest city on the island at the time. The population of the city at the time was 30,000. Due to getting the okay not to evacuate the city by a local “volcano commitee”, everyone in the town Read More >>