23 Wall Street, also known as the J.P. Morgan Building, is an office building in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City, at the southeast corner of Wall Street and Broad Street. The four-story building, designed by Trowbridge & Livingston in the Neoclassical style, was constructed between 1913 and 1914. When it was damaged during the Wall Street bombing in 1920, J.P. Morgan & Co. refused to make repairs to defy the bombers. The building was the firm's headquarters until 1989, when the company moved to 60 Wall Street. During the 2000s, there were plans to convert 23 Wall Street into condominiums. The building was sold in 2008 to interests associated with the billionaire industrialist Sam Pa. It has mostly remained empty, although it has been used for events. The building is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); it is also a contributing property to the NRHP-listed Wall Street Historic District.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_Wall_Street

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1867:

U.S. secretary of state William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase

1921 :

The Australian Air Corps was disbanded, to be replaced the following day by the Australian Air Force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Air_Corps

1950:

Usmar Ismail began shooting Darah dan Doa, widely recognised as the first Indonesian film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darah_dan_Doa

1981:

John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded U.S. president Ronald Reagan and three others outside the Washington Hilton (immediate aftermath pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

prognosis: 1. A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. 2. (medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prognosis

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

When we are working at a difficult task and strive after a good thing, we are fighting a righteous battle, the direct reward of which is that we are kept from much evil. As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.   --Vincent van Gogh https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh