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Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - May 29, 1900

After the total eclipse of May 28, 1900, swept across a wide swath of the southern U.S., it exited the country at Norfolk, Virginia. The next day, the eclipse was front-page news, with the Virginian-Pilot giving it a huge four-column headline. The newspaper reports that the eclipse was the "sight of a life-time" and President McKinley observed it from a ship anchored off Norfolk. As late as 1900, astronomers were still looking for the hypothetical planet Vulcan between Mercury and the Sun, but no possibilities were sighted during totality by the many scientists on hand.

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Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - May 29, 1900

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - May 29, 1900

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - May 29, 1900

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