Keywords New York City, metropolis, commerce, finance, cultural diversity, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, skyline, history, transportation, immigration, urban life ...

On Saturday, July 28, 1945, fog obscured the Empire State Building. Moments after a warning from air traffic control, Lt. Col. Bill Smith crashed his B-25 Bomber into the 78 th and 79 th floors of ...