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The New York '77 Blackout

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Archive Hour, The New York '77 Blackout

New Yorkers recall July 1977 when lightning caused a blackout in the city.

4 Extra Debut. New Yorkers recall when lightning caused a blackout and chaos in the city in July 1977. From July 2008.

An exploration of the blackout on 13 July 1977 that plunged a sweltering and near-bankrupt New York City into chaos as the lights went out at 9.27pm. Music stations switched to rolling news and the sound of store alarms was the prelude to a night of fear and unprecedented lawlessness.

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