Chris Doss wrote:
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Thirty million lost power in a similar rolling blackout in 1965. Fewer, I think around 9 million, in 1977 (I think that was NYC only). Then there was one that got a lot of the west, but I can't remember date or magnitude.
You might try googling the Chicago Tribune for today.
Carrol