Remembering the Northeast blackout of 2003
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Today in history, New York City went black. So did the entire Northeast. Over 50 million people suffered through a brutal heat wave without electricity. The blackout started on Aug. 14, 2003 and lasted days. Take a look at how the Big Apple survived without electricity.
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