Arcticdude
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Those were the ones I was referring too! I have extremely limited internet access here on my phone so I may have to look them up next time I'm in town.Yeah it was called the Carrington Event but it happened in 1859 read about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859
There was a high altitude nuclear test in Hawaii they called it Starfish Prime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime
This is not in the year range you indicated though.
Thanks!