When the Lights Went Out for 30 Million People - November 9, 1965

from The Daily History Chronicle · host Richard G Backus

On November 9, 1965, a single faulty relay triggered a cascading failure that plunged 30 million people across the northeastern U.S. and Canada into darkness for up to 13 hours. The Great Northeast Blackout revealed both our vulnerability to interconnected system failures and our capacity for calm cooperation in crisis. Discover what this historic blackout teaches us about modern infrastructure, cybersecurity, and resilience.

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