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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts) Sat Aug 19, 2017, 09:48 AM Aug 2017

"May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace." ABC News in 1979 talking about Aug. 2017

solar eclipse.

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(ABC News coverage of the last US solar eclipse in Feb. of 1979. Frank Reynolds says at the end of the report that the next solar eclipse will be August 21, 2017 and he says "May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace" in 38 years. )

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"May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace." ABC News in 1979 talking about Aug. 2017 (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Aug 2017 OP

Frank Reynolds is rolling in his grave at the Nazi in the White House dalton99a Aug 2017 #1

Hard to believe it's been 38 years. roamer65 Aug 2017 #2

I wonder if this was a response to what was going on in Iran at the time oberliner Aug 2017 #3

dalton99a

(81,599 posts)

1. Frank Reynolds is rolling in his grave at the Nazi in the White House

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Sat Aug 19, 2017, 09:53 AM

Aug 2017

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

2. Hard to believe it's been 38 years.

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 09:57 AM

Aug 2017

I remember watching the eclipse of February 26, 1979 when I was just a middle schooler. It was a 80 pct partial for me.

The world as changed a lot, some for the better and some not.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. I wonder if this was a response to what was going on in Iran at the time

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 09:58 AM

Aug 2017

Or something else.

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