Robinâs Corner Museum, a collection of artifacts from the life of Robin Rogers, the daughter of Dale Evans Rogers and Roy Rogers, opened last year at Dale Rogers Training Center. When Robin was born in 1950 with Down syndrome, her parents bucked convention by refusing to have her institutionalized.
Animation: How the Total Solar Eclipse Will Look. This total solar eclipse is fully visible in Independence. This is a rare and spectacular event that can only be experienced along a relatively narrow strip on the Earth's surface. The eclipse is also visible in other areas, but the Moon does not cover the Sun completely there. More about the August 21, 2017 â Total Solar Eclipse.
The last total solar eclipse visible from the continental U.S.A. occured on Feb. 26, 1979. A total solar eclipse was visible from Hawaii and Mexico on July 11, 1991. The next two total solar eclipses visible from the U.S.A. occur on Aug. 21, 2017 and Apr. 8, 2024.