It was a typical summer day until, in a matter of minutes, 50 million people were without power. That was 21 years ago.
We’re talking about the 2003 Northeast Blackout. By 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2003, millions of people had lost power after a tree branch in Ohio sparked an outage that reached seven other states and Canada.
People from Michigan to New England had intermittent phone service, no lights, and no air conditioning in the summer heat. More than 100 power plants were shut down and hospitals and prisons were forced to operate on backup generators.
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Source: 21 years ago: Massive blackout hits Metro Detroit, Northeast leaving 50 million without power
