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Nightmare in the City That Never Sleeps
Thirty years ago this summer, a blackout in New York plunged seven million people into darkness and anarchy exploded on to the streets.
Today New York is America's greatest city. But 30 years ago this summer, they couldn't even keep the lights on. A blackout plunged seven million people into darkness. Then the nightmare began. Anarchy exploded on the streets: thousands of shops were looted, whole neighbourhoods were burned, it seemed the civilisation of the city had come to an end.
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