‘Volcanic’ Review: When Vesuvius Was Hot

On March 17, 1944, Mount Vesuvius erupted. For more than a week it hurled rock, spewed gases and sent an 8-foot wall of lava rolling down the mountainside. “The sound was exactly like artillery fire,” reported the New York Times. Thousands of Italians were displaced and 26 died, mostly in homes…

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