Blackout
Season 27 Episode 7 | 52m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
What happened when the lights went out in New York City on July 13, 1977.
First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con Edison on West End Avenue, and other New Yorkers tell what happened when the lights went out on July 13, 1977.
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Blackout
Season 27 Episode 7 | 52m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con Edison on West End Avenue, and other New Yorkers tell what happened when the lights went out on July 13, 1977.
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For Season 27 of American Experience, exclusive corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance, major funding by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...