End of the First Ku Klux Klan. From 1868 through the early 1870s the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) functioned as a loosely organized group of political and social terrorists.
summit elevation 2521 m. Shield volcano. Hualalai is the westermost shield volcano on the island of Hawaii. Eruptions of Hualalai Volcano in 1800-01 occurred from 5 vents with two lava flows reaching the sea. Hualalai began growing on the west flank of Mauna Kea about 800,000 years ago, and rose above sea level 300,000 years ago. The northwest rift zone of Hualala continues for a distance of 40 km, to a depth of 3000 m. Hualalai Volcano from the summit of Mauna Kea volcano-John Seach.
Speculation about when the Yellowstone volcano will next erupt, for instance, has raged for the better part of this year. Mount Rainier is the tallest volcano in the United States with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet. The most recent recorded eruption at Rainier was between 1820 and 1854, but some eyewitnesses reported eruptions as recent as 1894, according to author Stephen Harris (Mount Rainier: Americaâs Most Dangerous Volcano). The last major eruption was about 1,000 years ago. A sketch of Rainier erupting.