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

Our archive team have found this little gem of a video. New York City of 1972 was a place of contrasts; upon nightfall the city would be cleared of its white-collar workers as they made their way to suburban safety, leaving the blue-collar workers and the unemployed behind in the desolate, dangerous city. | ABC Australia

Conservationists are celebrating a major milestone for a tiny Australian animal. Pookila were declared locally extinct in Melbourne in the 1970s, but Melbourne Zoo's efforts to repopulate them in the wild appear to be making progress. Dozens of little Pookila have been recorded scurrying around the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne but began being reintroduced in 2024. “We’re a step closer to protecting this species," Dr Phoebe Burns, Native Rodent Biologist Zoos Victoria, said. Personalise your

Should university be free again? In 1977 Australian university students had no tuition fees and the government paid them a living allowance under the Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme. The ABC spoke to students about the government potentially reintroducing fees under a loan scheme. #1970s #University #Education #StudentLoans | ABC Perth

From the latest in air travel, to chemicals harming Aussie kids and the latest in supermarket advertising — Caroline Jones reported on it all. Here's a few snippets of her segments on ABC's 'This Day Tonight' in the 1970s, where she was the first female reporter. https://ab.co/38Gsr3t | Australian Story