On This Day, Aug. 24: Vesuvius erupts, burying Pompeii, Herculaneum
On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
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