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A  was visible in parts of the United States Monday.  had the opportunity to be fully covered by the moon for several minutes.

Total solar eclipses , and aren't often visible from the U.S. The last time one occurred here , and the U.S. won't see another .

Here's a list of all the times a has been recorded in the United States. 

The first recorded total solar eclipse was in 1778, , just a few short years after the United States became an independent country. The eclipse was visible from the Carolinas to New England, and was noted by historical figures like Thomas Jefferson, , the museum established in former President George Washington's estate. Troops in Washington's army also noted the event. 

1806:The first total solar eclipse of the 1800s occurred in 1806, . The path of that eclipse would have crossed from Arizona, through the Midwest and into New England, . 

1869: The next total solar eclipse was recorded in 1869. The path of totality stretched from Alaska to the Carolinas, . were published in Harper's Magazine, the service said, the first mass publication to do so. 

1878: The next total solar eclipse occurred in 1878, and the path of totality arced from Alaska through Louisiana, . It was studied by an all-woman team of astronomers, according to the parks service, and Thomas Edison himself the event, bringing scientific equipment to study the sun's corona during the eclipse. 

1900: The first eclipse of the 20th century was in 1900, according to the parks service. The path of totality of that eclipse brought it over Wadesboro, North Carolina.

1918: In June 1918, a total solar eclipse was visible from Washington to Florida, according to the parks service. It was the last time a total solar eclipse would be visible across the entire continent for nearly 100 years. 

1925: This was followed by another total solar eclipse in January 1925, which was visible from Minnesota through New England, . 

1932: In August 1932, another total solar eclipse was visible in North America. The path of totality for this eclipse was mostly in Canada, , but was visible in northern New England including parts of Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. 

1963: The next total solar eclipse in the U.S. wasn't until July 1963. This eclipse was visible in Alaska and parts of northern New England, . 

1970: In March 1970, total solar eclipse was visible from the coast of the Southwest United States. Watch TheNews coverage of that event in the video below:

1979: The last eclipse that in the 20th century took place in 1979. This eclipse was visible in the Pacific Northwest and parts of Idaho and the Dakotas, but the path of totality mostly arced through Canada. 

Only two total solar eclipses have been visible from the United States during the 21st century. The first was the , which was visible . This was the first time such an event had occurred since 1918, and . 

The April 8, 2024, eclipse was the next total solar eclipse visible in the U.S. The path of totality for this eclipse stretched from Texas to the Northeast. The  on Mexico's Pacific coast at just after 11 a.m. PDT before traveling across the U.S. and into Canada. The eclipse left North America around 5:19 p.m. EDT. 

The eclipse attracted millions of spectators. Some areas where the event was most visible to account for the number of expected visitors. 

After the April 8 eclipse, total solar eclipse for decades. The next total solar eclipse visible from the United States will occur in August 2044. 

Total solar eclipses typically happen every one to three years somewhere around the globe, but the events are often only visible from Earth's poles or from the middle of the ocean.