2. Roger L. Stevens Ownership (1961–1969): In 1961, the ownership of the Empire State Building changed when a syndicate led by Roger L. Stevens, a prominent businessman and real estate mogul ...

On Saturday, July 28, 1945, fog obscured the Empire State Building. Moments after a warning from air traffic control, Lt. Col. Bill Smith crashed his B-25 Bomber into the 78 th and 79 th floors of ...

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 ...