The electricity we use daily is often taken for granted. It will always be readily available, we say to ourselves, even though we know that this is obviously not the case. Still, when hurricanes strike or human errors lead to hour-long blackouts, most of us find ourselves with no Plan B in sight, completely incapable of functioning.
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Some blackouts are resolved in a matter of a few minutes, while others darken numerous cities at once and last for hours or even days. In those cases, and especially in cities, people take to the streets and all hell breaks loose. Here are some of the worst power outages in United States history.