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This Day in History - April 10, 1815 - the most powerful volcanic eruption occurs on Mount Tambora in Indonesia. So much volcanic ash was ejected that the world climate was so affected that 1816 was known as the "year without a summer." Thomas Jefferson even noted that the summer was "as cold as a moderate winter" without having understood the connection to the eruption at that time.

The Eruption of Mount Tambora

While not making the connection to Mount Tambora's eruption in 1815, Jefferson noted its effects on Virginia weather in 1816, noting that summer was "as…

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This Day in History - April 9, 1959 - NASA picks its first seven astronauts - the Mercury Seven.

NASA's First Astronauts

April 9, 1959 - NASA picks its first seven astronauts. They became known as the Mercury Seven. The astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and "Deke" Slayton. All seven would fly in space. • Shepard became the first American in space (1...

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