After running an unsuccessful presidential campaign for Alfred E. Smith in 1928, he and Smith became directors of the Empire ...

On August 29, 1929, Raskob, Smith, and a group of investors took aim at the biggest real estate investment New York had ever seen: The Empire State Building. Less than two months after this ...

Al Smith is the president of the owning company and is said to get $50,000 a year. Today, the first of May, ... *The complete facts about the Empire State Building, ...

The Empire State Building is seen at different points lit up in honor of the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, who will play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12th, 2023. Bryan Smith ...

Arthur Smith was 6 years old when he took part in the Empire State's ribbon-cutting on May 1, 1931, by virtue of the fact he was the grandson of Alfred E. Smith, former New York governor and the ...

On July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber flew into the Empire State Building resulting in the deaths of 14 people, including 11 office workers and three crew members. Take a look back at the ...

The Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper at the time and perhaps still the most famous in the world, opened on this day in history, May 1, 1931.

After running an unsuccessful presidential campaign for Alfred E. Smith in 1928, he and Smith became directors of the Empire State Building Corporation—which was funded by Raskob and other ...