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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Decades later, Betty Lou Oliver still holds the record for surviving a 1,000-foot fall in the Empire State Building: "They thought she had died," her daughter tells PEOPLE Bettmann Archive/Getty Betty ...

14 couples got married in individual ceremonies at the 86th floor observatory. — -- From "An Affair to Remember" to "Sleepless in Seattle," New York City's Empire State Building is an icon for ...

A building nearly as tall as the Empire State Building could be in the works soon in a neighborhood in Manhattan where one might least expect it: the Upper West Side. The scaffolding is up and the ...