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The Myth of the Great Blackout of 1965 Baby Boom

November 9, 2012 by InThePastLane Leave a Comment

The Great Blackout of 1965 While the power outages in the NY-NJ region caused by hurricane Sandy made life difficult for millions, a far larger blackout in November 1965 plunged some 30 million Americans across eight states into darkness. In New York City 800,000 people were trapped during the … [Read more...]

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