A Divided America Agrees on One Thing: The Eclipse Was Awesome

Aidan Hernandez lay on the sidewalk wearing his eclipse glasses and staring up. The day was cloudy in Eagle Pass, Texas, and for a while he was silent. Then the clouds parted and the sun appeared, obscured by the moon. “There it is! There it is!” said Aidan, 7, alerting everyone that the total eclipse was visible. “Now it’s gone.” Eagle Pass, a border town facing Mexico across the green valley of the Rio Grande, was the first American city on the path of totality. The eclipse also passed over...