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Empire State Building finally lights up for European nation’s Independence Day – after years-long snub

This glowing tribute was decades in the making. The Empire State Building lit up in celebration of Polish Independence Day on Monday night for the first time, after years of lobbying to green-light ...
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This Day in History: Empire State Building officially opens

President Herbert Hoover pushed a ceremonial button in Washington D.C. and the Empire State Building lit up for the first on this day in 1931. It officially opened what was then the world’s tallest ...
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Why is the Empire State so tall?

Discover the history and impressive size of the Empire State Building, which held the title of the tallest building in the ...
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Glenn Kurtz Tells the Stories of the Workers Who Constructed the Empire State Building

The Empire State Building opened in New York City 95 years ago today, May 1, which also marks the launch of our latest issue with its special project section focused on tall buildings. The Midtown ...
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This Day in History: Empire State Building opens in 1931

Bonds would later go on to surpass Hank Aaron's record in 2007 by hitting his 756th home run, becoming the MLB's greatest homerun hitter. On this day in history, millions of Americans participated in ...