The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice is a 12-story office building in East Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. Completed in 1967, it was designed in the late modernist style by architect Kevin Roche and engineering partner John Dinkeloo of Roche- Dinkeloo. The building was commissioned as the headquarters of the Ford Foundation, the largest private foundation in the United States at the time. It is a glass-and-steel cube held up by piers made of concrete and clad with Dakota granite. Dan Kiley was the landscape architect for the large public atrium inside, the first such space in an office building in Manhattan. The building has received critical acclaim for its design following both completion and renovation, and the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated the building and its atrium as city landmarks. (Full article...).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1747:

The London Lock Hospital, the first voluntary hospital specialising in the treatment of venereal diseases, opened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Lock_Hospital

1961:

Aboard NASA's Mercury-Redstone 2, the chimpanzee Ham became the first hominid to be launched into outer space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_%28chimpanzee%29

1988:

Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl, leading the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Williams_%28quarterback%29

2013:

A gas leak underneath the Pemex Executive Tower in Mexico City caused an explosion (aftermath pictured) that killed at least 37 people and injured another 121. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Ejecutiva_Pemex_explosion

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disgruntled: 1. In a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour. 2. About Word of the Day 3. Nominate a word 4. Leave feedback https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disgruntled

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Historical, religious, and existential treatises suggest that for some persons at some times, it is rational not to avoid physical death at all costs. Indeed the spark of humanity can maximize its essence by choosing an alternative that preserves the greatest dignity and some tranquility of mind.   --Norman Mailer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer