During the last total eclipse over North America on February 26, 1979, the line of totality passed through the northwestern part of the country and into Canada.

During their now-decades old broadcast of the last eclipse event, ABC News anchor Frank Reynolds (who died in 1983) concluded with a declaration of hope that the world in 2017 would be a peaceful one.

It’s been almost four decades since a total solar eclipse passed over the continental United States, and in this 10-minute clip from ABC News, an anchor covering the event ended his broadcast ...