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The Northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and most parts of the Canadian province of Ontario on Thursday, August 1
Cascading failure
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A streetcar left stranded by the blackout in Toronto
People walking across the Queensboro Bridge in New York City during the blackout
Toronto, on the evening of 14 August 2003
Volunteers, like Toronto lawyer Peter Carayiannis (pictured), received fluorescent jackets from the police to direct traffic in Toronto during the blackout. Traffic lights also went out of service.