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A map of the states and provinces affected. Not all areas within the political boundaries were blacked out. 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 Northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and most parts of the Canadian province of Ontario on Thursday, August 14, 2003, beginning just after 4:10 p.m. EDT.
November 9—United States and Canada—The Northeast blackout of 1965 affected portions of seven northeastern U.S. states and Ontario.Most radio and television stations within the area lost power or lost teletype communications, so people within the blackout area relied on broadcasts from other areas to learn information about the blackout.
The blackout affected some areas of Canada as well with a total of 10 million Canadians and 45 million Americans left without power. Today in history: Massive blackout hits Northeast US states ...
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Northeast blackout of 2003, a power outage the affected parts of Ontario, Canada, and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Northeast Blackout .
Friday, Aug. 9, 1974 - 50 Years Ago. Above the fold. WASHINGTON - Richard M. Nixon plays out the final act of a devastated presidency today, then flies to a California home that will be the ...
Northeast Blackout of 1965: Several U.S. states (Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and portions of New Jersey) and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13½ hours.