June 6 marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces stormed northern France, turning the tide of World War II. Defeat would have meant a very different world, formed in the image of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.
For months leading up to April 8, talk of the eclipse captured America’s attention. People from far-flung areas of the country traveled hundreds or even thousands of miles to the path of totality, wanting to witness the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. The eclipse crossed the nation, forming a ribbon from southwest Texas to Maine, with The Restored Church of God’s World Headquarters in Wadsworth, Ohio, in its direct path.