When was the eastern seaboard blackout

New Yorkers have a drink outside Fiddler's Green on 48th Street while they wait for a way to get home during the power outage on August 14, Passengers wait inside a stranded New York City subway train on August 14, Transit workers escort riders off of a subway car, in background, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, on August 14, New York City police direct traffic on August 14, People sell beer on the street during the blackout in New York City on August 14, People line up to buy batteries for their flashlights at a hardware store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on August 14, Commuters walk up the entrance ramp to the Queensboro Bridge in New York, as a police officer directs traffic, on August 14, Commuters catch a ride in the back of a delivery truck as others walk up the entrance ramp to the Queensboro Bridge on August 14, Commuters walk over the Queensboro Bridge with traffic stopped in gridlock on August 14, People try to board the back of a crowded New York bus during the blackout on August 14, The Parliament Buildings of Ottawa, Canada's capital, sit in darkness during the massive blackout.

The dark Manhattan skyline, seen from Queens, on August 15, People move around Times Square without the convenience of electricity on August 14, People walk down the street with candles during the power outage in New York City on August 14, Cars try to navigate their way through New York City during the blackout on August 14, Commuters sleep on the steps of the Central Post Office in New York during the early hours of August 15, , after being stranded following the city's blackout.

The blackout was caused by the tripping of a kilovolt transmission line near Ontario, Canada, at p. All together, 30 million people in eight U.

During the night, power was gradually restored to the blacked-out areas, and by morning power had been restored throughout the Northeast. On August 14, another major blackout occurred which affected most of Eastern Canada as well as most of the Eastern United States. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!

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