The Singer Building was an early skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. The headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company, it was at the corner of Liberty Street and Broadway in the Financial District. Architect Ernest Flagg designed it in multiple phases from 1897 to 1907, with elements of the French Beaux-Arts and Second Empire styles. When completed in 1908, the building had a marble-clad lobby, 16 elevators, 410,000 square feet (38,000 m2) of office space, and an observatory. With a roof height of 612 feet (187 m), the Singer Tower was the tallest building in the world from 1908 to 1909, when it was surpassed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower. The base occupied the building's entire land lot; the tower's floors took up just one-sixth of that area. Despite being regarded as a city icon, the Singer Building was razed between 1967 and 1969 to make way for One Liberty Plaza. At the time of its destruction, the Singer Building was the tallest building ever to be demolished.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1916:
The final letter in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence was written, agreeing that Britain would recognise Arab independence in return for the Sharif of Mecca launching a revolt against the Ottoman Empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMahon%E2%80%93Hussein_Correspondence
1949:
Mildred Gillars, nicknamed Axis Sally, was convicted of treason for working with the Nazis as a broadcaster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Gillars
1967:
British progressive-rock band Pink Floyd released their first single, "Arnold Layne". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
2019:
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (aircraft pictured) crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, with the deaths of all 157 people on board. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_302
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
audiation: (music) The comprehension and internal realization of music by an individual in the absence of any physical sound. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/audiation
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
What happened just over a week ago was impossible to believe. Our country was peaceful; our cities, towns, and villages were full of life. On February 24th, we all woke up to the announcement of a Russian invasion. Tanks crossed the Ukrainian border, planes entered our airspace, missile launchers surrounded our cities. Despite assurances from Kremlin-backed propaganda outlets, who call this a "special operation" — it is, in fact, the mass murder of Ukrainian civilians. --Olena Zelenska https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Olena_Zelenska