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BigmanPigman

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5. I still have my yellowed newspaper article from 1970 from the Philadelphia Inquirer

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Sat Aug 19, 2017, 10:20 AM

Aug 2017

showing the eclipse. I was a kid and don't remember it much. It was in with other "souvenirs" like the one from Aug 9, 1974 which had 3" font announcing "Nixon Resigns; Ford Succeeds".

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Cool! TeapotInATempest Aug 2017 #1

Almost unimaginably far HAB911 Aug 2017 #3

Very cool! Nitram Aug 2017 #2

Thanks, I love info like this. TNNurse Aug 2017 #4

I still have my yellowed newspaper article from 1970 from the Philadelphia Inquirer BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #5

"May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace." HAB911 Aug 2017 #6

Didn't we have a partial eclipse about 4 years ago? brush Aug 2017 #7