The 13th amendment to the u. s. constitution was unnecessary due to the emancipation proclamation required to limit the emancipation proclamation necessary to abolish slavery nationwide forever intended to grant citizenship to former slaves

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.