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Jul 14, 2015 · Blackout. As Wednesday, July 13, 1977 dawned hot and humid, New Yorkers prepared themselves for another sweltering day. It was the first day of a nine-day heat wave that would become the...
- Blackout, Chapter 1
Blackout, Chapter 1. July 14, 1977 dawned hot and humid in...
- Blackout: Trailer
On the night of July 13, 1977, lightning strikes took out...
- Blackout, Chapter 1
Blackout, Chapter 1. July 14, 1977 dawned hot and humid in New York City. By 9:30pm the city would be plunged into darkness for more than 24 hours. In the wake of the power outage, tensions that...
- 8 min
On the night of July 13, 1977, lightning strikes took out several critical power lines, causing a catastrophic power failure and plunging some 8 million people into darkness in the New...
- 30 sec
Jul 14, 2015 · Blackout: Directed by Callie T. Wiser. Look back at what happened in New York City the night the lights went out in summer 1977, plunging seven million people into darkness.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Callie T. Wiser
- 2015-07-14
American Experience: The Blackout: Directed by Callie T. Wiser. A citywide power outage merged with a heat wave, a serial killer and understaffed police precincts to create a harrowing blackout in 1977 New York.
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- Documentary
- Callie T. Wiser
- 2015
Jul 13, 2015 · New York City saw blackouts in 1965, 1977 and 2003. Were you there? Have you been in a blackout anywhere? Share your story with AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
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In 1977 the lights went out in New York City for more than 24 hours. Premieres 7/14 on PBS