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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Building>
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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>
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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>
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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>