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3,000 demonstrate in front of Portuguese Embassy in Madrid against treatment of students in Lisbon and Oporto
Repr Wood, answering Sen Borah's attack, says Cong, not Pres, is responsible
Plans for People's Convention; Chang Hsuehliang, Manchurian leader, arrives in Nanking
M E Ch South Coll of Bishops to consider pleas demanding his resignation
1931The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.[†]
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, Art Deco-style supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of New York state. The building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna. The Empire State Building was the world's tallest building until the North Tower of the World Trade Center was topped out in 1970; following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was once more New York City's tallest building until it was surpassed in 2012 by One World Trade Center. As of 2025, the building is the eighth-tallest building in New York City, the tenth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States, and the 59th-tallest completed skyscraper in the world.