The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Brooklyn, New
York City. Designed by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer, it was constructed
from 1927 to 1929 as the new headquarters for the Williamsburgh Savings
Bank. At 41 stories and 512 feet (156 m) tall, the Williamsburgh
Savings Bank Tower was the tallest building in Brooklyn until 2009. The
bank occupied the lowest floors, while the remaining stories were rented
as offices. By the late 20th century, dentists' offices occupied much of
the structure. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
designated the tower's exterior as a city landmark in 1977 and
designated some of the interior spaces in 1996. The building's upper
stories were converted to luxury condominium apartments from 2005 to
2007, while the banking hall became an event space. Over the years,
local residents have used the building both as a clock and as a landmark
for directions, and the tower has been used as a filming location.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsburgh_Savings_Bank_Tower>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1913:
Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was
performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27incoronazione_di_Poppea>
1958:
After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a
practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber
jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Tybee_Island_mid-air_collision>
1985:
The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty
to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Punic_War>
2019:
Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in
the Arabian Peninsula.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dreadlocks:
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to
grow long, and twisted into matted strings.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dreadlocks>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the
path which has led to the present.
--Adlai Stevenson II
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II>