Remembering Past Blackouts
Newspaper courtesy Ken Rudin, NPR News
'New York Daily News' front page celebrates return of power after 1977 blackout.
As millions wait for power to be restored, NPR's Neal Conan remembers the blackouts of the past, with personal recollections and vintage tape. New York City endured looting along with a major blackout in 1977 -- and when the lights went out in Gotham in 1965, a flurry of babies arrived nine months later.
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