In World War II, blackouts were taken seriously in nearly all American cities. Not Anchorage. - Anchorage Daily News
![Crowd smashes store windows and lights in Seattle blackout riot on December 8, 1941. - HistoryLink.org Crowd smashes store windows and lights in Seattle blackout riot on December 8, 1941. - HistoryLink.org](https://www.historylink.org/Content/Media/Photos/Large/couple-kissing-during-blackout-seattle-december-8-1941.jpg)
Crowd smashes store windows and lights in Seattle blackout riot on December 8, 1941. - HistoryLink.org
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