Lynn Lowin's memoir starts with a doughnut and ends with a lesson — 61 years later, and she still owes nobody an apology for that sandwich.

The Blackout of '65 Left 800K Trapped in NYC Subway – 6 Hours Later People Were Inspired by Each Other

Lynn Lowin, now in her senior years, shared her account of the November 1965 Northeast blackout with the Good News Network. She was riding the subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan when the train stopped and the lights cut out, stranding her and 800,000 other riders in the tunnels. Over six hours, passengers shared food, talked, and encouraged each other while two nurses and a doctor walked the cars checking on anyone in need. Firefighters and police finally led them out. New York recorded only five looting reports that night — the lowest crime in its recorded history.

Source: The Blackout of '65 Left 800K Trapped in NYC Subway – 6 Hours Later People Were Inspired by Each Other — Good News Network

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