The doctor wrote in 1915 that Washington died of racial characteristics _ an often dismissive term that included high blood pressure but also syphilis. Washington's records were obtained with the permission of his descendants for a University of Maryland medical conference that looks each year at the cause of death of a historical figure.
By Amanda Briney. Mount St. Helens is an active volcano located in the United States' Pacific Northwest region. It is about 96 miles (154 km) south of Seattle, Washington and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens is a part of the Cascade Mountain Range which runs from northern California through Washington and Oregon and into British Columbia, Canada.
Mount St. Helens Eruption. On May 18, 1980 a volcano in Washington state named Mount St. Helens erupted. It was the largest volcanic eruption in the continental United States since 1915. A giant plume of ash rose from the eruption darkening much of eastern Washington and spreading across much of the United States and Canada.