Ninety-five years ago, May 1, 1931, marked the opening day of an iconic piece of the New York City skyline: the Empire State ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - With the simple press of a button more than 200 miles away, the world’s tallest office building was officially opened. The button was pressed by president Herbert Hoover in ...

The story of the workers who built it is ‘off the main path, overlooked, and only dimly legible,’ writes Kurtz in ‘Men at ...

The 102-story building first opened on May 1, 1931, breaking the record for the tallest building in the world.

In 1945, a B-25 bomber on its way to Newark Airport in New Jersey crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. Amazingly, the building suffered only minor damage. The Empire State ...

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