Today in History: August 15, power restored after largest blackout in U.S. history

Also on this date, India gained independence after nearly 200 years of British rule.

FILE – In a Friday, Aug. 15, 2003 file photo, the Empire State Building towers over the skyline of a blackout-darkened New York City just before dawn. (AP Photo/George Widman, File)

By Associated Press

UPDATED: August 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM PDT

Bouncing back from the largest blackout in U.S. history, cities from the Midwest to Manhattan restored power to tens of millions of people.

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Originally Published: August 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM PDT

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