The 2003 Northeast Blackout | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

“On the 14th of August, 2003, the power went out in New York City. Small blackouts affecting individual blocks or neighbourhoods were not unheard of… but this was something much bigger...“ As always, THANK YOU to all my Patreon patrons: you make this channel possible. SOCIAL MEDIA: ► Twitter: ► TikTok: @fascinatinghorror ► Suggestions: hello@ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Background 01:52 - The 2003 Northeast Blackout 08:21 - The Aftermath MUSIC: ► “Glass Pond“ by Public Memory ► “In The Void“ by Amulets SOURCES: ► “Final Report on the August 14, 2003 Blackout in the United States and Canada“ by the US Canada Power System Outage Task Force, April 2004. Available via: ► “The 2003 Northeast Blackout - Five Years Later“ by JR Minkel, published by Scientific American, August 2008. Link: ► “Remembering North America’s largest ever blackout 20 years later“ by the North American Electric Reliability Council, July 2004. Available via: :// ► “The Blackout of 2003: The Overview; Power Surge Blacks Out Northeast, Hitting Cities in Eight States and Canada; Midday Shutdown Disrupts Millions“ by James Barron, published by The New York Times, August 2003. Link: ► “Health Impact in New York City During the Northeastern Blackout of 2003“ by Shao Lin, Barbara Fletcher, Ming Luo, Robert Chinery, Syni-An Hwang, published by Public Health Reports, June 2011. Available via: ​​​​​​​#Documentary​​​​ #History​​​​​​​​​ #TrueStories​