The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world for 40 years. This video explores the building's size, ...
NEW YORK — The Big East conference is moving its headquarters to the Empire State Building. The league is moving from the East Side of Manhattan, where it has been for about a decade, to the 102-story ...
On July 28, 1945, “a Mitchell bomber en route for Newark in fog crashed into the 78th and 79th storeys of the Empire State Building. Thirteen lives, including the crew, were lost and many others ...
The incident accelerated scrutiny of military and civilian flight paths over major cities, influencing legislation about air traffic control methods and building design for impact resistance. On July ...