20 Exchange Place is a skyscraper in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1931, it was designed by Cross & Cross as the headquarters of the City Bank–Farmers Trust Company, predecessor of Citigroup. The building, standing at approximately 741 feet (226 m) with 57 usable stories, was one of New York City's tallest buildings and the world's tallest stone-clad building upon its completion. The building has a granite and limestone facade, while its internal superstructure is made of steel. The lower section of the facade fills the entirety of an irregular quadrilateral city block and contains piers with figures depicting the "giants of finance". The upper stories, consisting of a square tower with chamfered corners, are offset from the base. The building is an official New York City landmark and a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1913:

The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Coalfield_War

2002:

The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox

2008:

A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauhajoki_school_shooting

2019:

The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cook_Group

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

mean business: (idiomatic, used to convey serious intent) To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mean_business

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Science ... commits suicide when it adopts a creed.   --Thomas Huxley https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Huxley