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CBS News Radio flashback: New York City blackout of 1977

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CBS News Radio flashback: New York City blackout of 1977.

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On July 13, 1977, the great New York City blackout plunged the Big Apple into darkness and chaos throughout the very hot, humid night.

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Major Garrett introduces CBS News Radio's coverage of the outage that saw nearly 1,400 stores looted, more than 1,000 fires set and more than 3,700 people arrested.

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