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November 9, 1965 (Tuesday) [ edit] States and provinces affected by the blackout (in red) A massive electrical outage swept across nearly 80,000 square miles (207,000 square kilometers) of the northeast United States and Canada, leaving almost 30 million people in the dark or trapped inside elevators and subway trains.
The northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont in the United States.
It was Tuesday, November 9, 1965, and the beginning of the biggest, most famous blackout this country has ever seen. It wasn’t just New York City, either. Much of the northeastern U.S. had...
Mar 4, 2010 · This Day In History. November | 9. Choose another date. 1965. The Great Northeast Blackout. At dusk on November 9, 1965, one of the biggest power failures in history occurs as all of New...
Nov 9, 2011 · See all Historic Headlines ». On Nov. 9, 1965, at 5:27 p.m., a blackout occurred as several Northeastern states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting as long as...
Nov 9, 2016 · Nov 9 1965, major cities in central Canada and the northeastern US suddenly plunge into darkness as night falls. Photo Credit: via CBC. History: Nov 9 1965: The great northeast blackout. By...
Nov 8 British Indian Ocean Territory formed. Nov 8 US soap opera "Days of Our Lives" premieres. Nov 8 Vietnam War: US, Australian and New Zealand forces launch Operation Hump, a search-and-destroy operation near Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. Nov 9 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis.
