Posted on April 24, 2022
This is an update of my post published on April 24, 2011:
A new world record! The Woolworth Building, at 792 feet tall, was the tallest building in the world when it was officially opened on this day in 1913. It is in New York City.
The thing about world records is that they are often broken. In 1930, 40 Wall Street (927 feet) became the tallest building in the world. Less than a month later, the Chrysler Building (1,046 feet) took the record, and in 1931, the Empire State Building (1,250 feet) became the tallest building in the world. Note that all of these buildings are ALSO in New York City, so the Woolworth Building didn’t even get to keep the record of the tallest building in its country, state, or even city!
Nowadays, the Woolworth Building is WAY down the list of the world’s tallest buildings. Since 2010, the tallest building in the world has been Burj Khalifa, in Dubai (which is in United Arab Emirates). Burj Khalifa is 2,717 feet tall!
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| I assume that the other skyscrapers in this photo aren’t…toys! |
Did you know…?
The Woolworth Building has 58 stories—but the stories are so large (11 to 20 feet), they are equivalent to 79 or 80 normal stories.
Click to learn more…
Here is a great diagram of some of the world-record holders.
We can learn about building skyscrapers using LEGO bricks. Check it out.
There are eight skyscrapers to learn about here.
Also on this date:
Demography pioneer John Graunt’s birthday
Poetry and the Creative Mind Day
Concord Day in Niger
Teach Children to Save Day
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Anniversary of the start of the Library of Congress
Anniversary of Thutmose III becoming pharaoh and Hatshepsut taking power
Anniversary of the
first British- American newspaper
first British- American newspaper
Åland Islands’ Flag Day
(Last Sunday of April)
Shōwa Day in Japan
(Last Sunday of April)
Mother, Father Deaf Day
(Last Sunday of April)
Plan ahead:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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April holidays
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April birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in April
And here are my Pinterest boards for:
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May holidays
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May birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in May