Damon ( Ian Somerhalder ) and Bonnie ( Kat Graham ) are back in Mystic Falls after the collapse of the Other Side . They wander around the streets , but find no one else there . At this point , they discover a newspaper and realize that they are back in 1994 , the day a solar eclipse took place ( May 10 )
the day a solar eclipse took place
Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994
Yellow Ledbetter (The Vampire Diaries)