THE BLACKOUT OF '77
Clip: 7/13/2017 | 6m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
It was 40 years ago that the great blackout of 1977 occurred.
It was 40 years ago that the great blackout of 1977 occurred. Our neighbors seen at their best, and worst; as a city already on the edge of economic collapse, stalked by a serial killer, and in the middle of a heatwave was plunged headlong into the heart of darkness accompanied by looting and arson. We're looking back at a night that changed New York.
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THE BLACKOUT OF '77
Clip: 7/13/2017 | 6m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
It was 40 years ago that the great blackout of 1977 occurred. Our neighbors seen at their best, and worst; as a city already on the edge of economic collapse, stalked by a serial killer, and in the middle of a heatwave was plunged headlong into the heart of darkness accompanied by looting and arson. We're looking back at a night that changed New York.
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