Relive the hoopla of the 2017 total solar eclipse across Tennessee

If you know, you know: A total solar eclipse can change lives.

WPLN staffers plunged into covering the moment back on Aug. 21, 2017 with a slew of stories and a bunch of headlines that we still treasure to this day. Like:

• No, You Should Not View The Solar Eclipse From The Interstate
• 101st Airborne ‘Standing By’ To Help If Eclipse Causes Chaos
• Nashville Zookeepers Wonder: Was It The Eclipse That Spooked Animals — Or The Screaming People?

To get hyped before Monday’s eclipse we’ve gathered a few favorites into one convenient list. Press play on the four stories below to be transported to the moment of totality, as experienced across Tennessee.

Meribah Knight WPLN News (File)

Tori Winston and neighbors view the total solar eclipse in Nashville on Aug. 21, 2017.

Shadow Snakes, A Mysterious And Delightful Eclipse Sighting In East Nashville

In East Nashville’s James Cayce Homes, an impromptu viewing party left kids were slack-jawed at what they were seeing in the sky.

Emily Siner WPLN News (File)

Students look skyward in the lawn of their school in Lebanon on Aug. 21, 2017.

For Young Middle Tennessee Students, The Solar Eclipse May Become Their Earliest Memory In School 

It’s often easy to tell how old someone is based on the earliest major event they can remember — and for some first graders at Carroll Oakland School in Lebanon, the rare solar eclipse may be that moment.

Tony Gonzalez WPLN News (File)

Experimental musician Quintron operates his “Weather Warlock” synthesizer, which responds to atmospheric conditions.

A Man, A Synth, An Eclipse — Hear How The Atmosphere Made Music During Totality

An experimental musician brought his weather-controlled synthesizer to the roof of Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville for the total solar eclipse. The so-called “Weather Warlock” made a soundtrack based on the atmospheric conditions of wind, temperature and sunlight.

Courtesy Palmer Richardson

Hector Black, peace activist

Remembering Tennessee’s Hector Black, A Champion For Peace ‘Until His Dying Breath’

After Tennessee peace activist Hector Black died at age 95, WPLN shared this remembrance, featuring Black’s total solar eclipse viewing from his farm near Cookeville.