THROWBACK THURSDAY: In 1979, ABC News anchor Frank Reynolds reported on the last total solar eclipse here in the U.S. He ended the special report with, “So that’s it, the last solar eclipse to be seen on this continent in this century. And as I said, not until Aug. 21, 2017 will another eclipse be visible from North America. That’s 38 years from now. May the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace.” http://abc7ne.ws/2w6IQsy | ABC7 News

Born January 17, 1922, in Oak Park, Illinois, Betty White built an unprecedented television career spanning over eight decades. Circa 1952, she quietly broke barriers producing and starring in Life with Elizabeth, becoming a pioneering female sitcom producer. From Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, her work endured, alongside welfare efforts in Los Angeles, until her December 31, 2021 passing. #BettyWhite #TelevisionHistory #GoldenGirls #OldHollywood