The Great North America Blackout Of 2003 (It left over 50 million people across eight states in the dark for more than two days.)

Statement of a witness- We were without power for a couple of days but thanks to a semi-Luddite mentality that included a 1950’s era telephone attached to a landline, a pantry filled with canned goods and a 1940’s gas stove that did not have an electric starter, we were able to make calls, boil water and cook food. For us, it was like camping out at home. Without television and stereos, we sat on the front porch and talked to our neighbors and had cookouts with everyone's freezer food. As I live in a multi-cultural neighborhood, these cookouts resembled a block party, with a variety of food and live music that ranged from an unplugged salsa band to a classical guitarist to a jazz saxophonist. We were all a little sad when the lights came back on and the party ended. The vulnerability of our grid has become a constant fear for the millions of Americans who are getting sick and tired of being left without electricity for days or even weeks at a time. The 2003 Northeast Blackout is a ...