Think This Total Solar Eclipse Is Getting a Lot of Hype? You Should Have Seen 1878

As Americans buy up special eclipse glasses and flock to one of the dozen states that will see a total solar eclipse on Monday, authorities have become concerned about whether there will be enough bathrooms, hotels, restaurants or supermarkets to sustain these tourists.

The hype surrounding this summer's eclipse is "remarkably similar" to the kind that swept the U.S.