Champaign Public Library Hosts Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
The sun cooperated for the Champaign Public Library partial eclipse viewing party, where hundreds of people gathered on Monday.
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The sun cooperated for the Champaign Public Library partial eclipse viewing party, where hundreds of people gathered on Monday.
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