Northeast blackout of 1965
Videos
The northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massach
A poster placed in the New York City Subway thanking riders for staying on their best behavior during the blackout. It states "When the lights went out you were at your brightest."
The Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center is a government command facility located near Frogtown, Virginia, used as the center of operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Also known
Northeast blackout of 1965
…which then could provide power to restart other generators, in a cascading process which required much switching by engineers at the various plants. The Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center saw the first full-scale activation of the facility during the blackout. The New York Times was able to produce a ten-page edition for November 10…
Mount Weather, with the Shenandoah Valley in the background