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 ...

Even before the Empire State Building officially opened on May 1, 1931, it represented something greater than just the world’s tallest office building. From the moment of its conception in August 1929 ...

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 ...

It was a tragedy that shook the nation and made headlines around the world: a plane crashing into the tallest building on Earth. It happened 80 years ago Monday, July 28, 1945, when a twin-engine ...

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 ...

While no longer the tallest, arguably the most recognizable skyscraper in the world is the Empire State Building. That the iconic building exists at all is truly remarkable and is due to a ...

The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world for 40 years. This video explores the building's size, intriguing facts about its interior, and the history of its construction.