Guess the Volcano Eruption

Using the hints provided about 7 famous Volcano eruptions. Guess the volcano and the year.

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Hint	Year	Answer
This Icelandic resulted in massive impacts on air travel worldwide. Over 100,000 flights were cancelled over that week, affecting 7 million passengers	2010	Mt.Eyjafjallajökull
It caused the year without summer	1815	Mt Tambora
The eruption, which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5, was the first to occur in the contiguous United States since the much smaller 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California.	1980	Mt St Helens
Destroyed Pompeii	79	Mt Vesuvius
Second most deadliest eruption in recorded history	1883	Mt. Krakatoa
Deadliest eruption in the Americas	1902	Mt Pelee
Largest Volcanic eruption of the 20th century	1912	Mt. Novarupta