65. New York City’s Blackout
On September 9, 1981, a massive blackout in New York City cut power to the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange and also put the city’s subway system out of commission. New Yorkers had to walk home from work that day, many of them across very long distances. The blackout lasted for about four and a half hours.
Related: Biggest Electrical Blackouts in History.
