-Caveat Lector- From: Mike Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >What they did was TURN the ELECTRICITY OFF to the city of NEW YORK >for 36 HOURS. This was known as the FIRST NEW YORK CITY ELECTRICAL >BLACKOUT. It lasted from noon on NOVEMBER 8 1965 until midnight >on NOVEMBER 9 1965.
While the first great northeast blackout may have been related to Kilgallen's death, it's a shame the poster didn't do a little more research on the blackout before posting the above. The blackout did NOT last 36 hours, neither did it begin at noon. The blackout occured during the evening rush hour, hitting Manhattan at about 5:27pm (it went dark at my home in Connecticut a few minutes earlier)... By 10pm that night we in Connecticut and every other area effected by the blackout had electricity restored, but for some reason NYC didn't get electricity back until 7am the next morning; so the blackout lasted a little over 4 hours in most of the northeast, and lasted only about 14 hours in NYC. I think the writer is confusing the 1965 blackout with the blackout that occured in NYC in the 70s (either 1977 or 78); that blackout was triggered by a bad thunderstorm (lightening strike), and it started in midafternoon, not AT noon...but it DID last 36 hours... June <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
