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#5 Blackout

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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The Block Out of 1977

In July of 1977, Con Ed was importing electricity from other sources. Not one, not two, but three bolts of lightning struck power supplies to the city within the course of like an hour. I mean, what are the chances of that? That's pretty incredible. It's like dominoes.

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