Not in Cleveland
The announcement that LeBron James is packing his bags and heading to Miami is yet another piece of sad news for Cleveland. The Forest City has been down so long, it's started to look like up.
The Eastern Seaboard as seen from a satellite on Aug. 13, 2003, the night before the blackout (left), and during the blackout. (Images: NOAA)
On Aug. 14, 2003, lights flickered out across the Northeastern United States, leaving 55 million people in the U.S. and Canada without power. Months of investigation traced the blackout to a generating station in Eastlake, a northeastern suburb of Cleveland. When the station went offline, it put stress on high-voltage wires, which failed, apparently because trees around them had not been adequately trimmed. The ensuing domino effect killed the power for hours, leaving Cleveland, New York, Baltimore, and other cities dark.
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