Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:50:12 +0200https://english.radio.cz/blackouts-8077772© 2026 Radio Prague International The recent electricity outage in the United States and Canada reminded me that during my childhood, blackouts were quite common. Of course, they never lasted more than a few hours, at least as far as I can remember. I never saw power being cut off deliberately, for saving purposes, like my parents back in the 1950s. It would then be announced on the radio that power would be cut in certain regions and people filled up their kerosene lamps or just sat around in the dark and told each other stories. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/dum_svetlo1.jpg?timestamp=1697463572 https://english.radio.cz/blackouts-8077772 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9