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The events leading up to the blackout began on July 13 at 8:34 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, with a lightning strike at Buchanan South, a substation on the Hudson River, tripping two circuit breakers in Buchanan, New York.
Jul 13, 2015 · July 13, 1977: New York City endures a 25-hour blackout after lightning strikes power lines, prompting widespread arson, looting, and riots.
Jul 13, 2022 · We’ll look back at one of the defining moments in the city’s psyche that began 45 years ago tonight — the 1977 blackout. D. Gorton/The New York Times. By the time the lights went out that...
Jul 14, 2019 · That blackout began around 9:30 p.m. on July 13, 1977, and power wasn’t restored for 25 hours. Unlike this weekend’s outage—which has been confined to one section of Manhattan (albeit...
Jul 14, 2022 · NEW YORK - On July 13, 1977, 45 years ago Wednesday, a major blackout hit New York City. For 25 hours, the darkness led to total chaos, with widespread looting and fires in the streets. It...
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Jul 9, 2007 · Friday marks the 30th anniversary of the 1977 blackout, a chaotic event that became a symbol of the malaise affecting America’s cities. In little more than 24 hours — the blackout lasted from...
Jul 14, 2019 · On a steamy July night in 1977, exactly 42 years ago, the same thing happened: New York City plunged into darkness, but that time the city was left without power for 25 hours.
