1 May 22

The Empire State Building was dedicated on this date in1931. It was the world's tallest building and the first building with more than 100 stories. It was completed in 1 year and 45 days. 

30 April 21

My tie honors the 90th anniversary of the dedication of the Empire State Building in New York City. More significantly for me, this is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Lorenzo Dow York (1871-1955), my maternal grandfather. He met me when I was an infant, and somewhere there is a photo of "Papa York" holding me; my sister Gloria has some memories of him from her childhood. He was a public school teacher and principal in several locations on Long Island, New York.

10 January 19

My calendar includes several events for 10 January: First meeting of the UN General Assembly (1946); Houseplant Appreciation Day; inauguration of the League of Nations (1920); Peculiar People's Day; and the publication of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine (1776). Rather than figure out some way to connect a tie to those, I let Beth choose a tie from my list of 40 ties that I haven't worn for more than a year, and she picked the Empire State Building!

1 May 17

The Empire State Building was dedicated on this date in 1931. For a live webcam view from high above 350 Fifth Avenue (updated every 60 seconds), see this link.

1 May 16

85 years ago today was the dedication of the Empire State Building. We are celebrating Nathanael David Howland Kleppinger's first year!

1 May 14

Today, in 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated.

1 May 13

The Empire State Building was dedicated 82 years ago today (1931).

12 June 08

If we wanted to select a birthday for New York City, I think today is the best choice. In 1665, England created a municipal government called New York in what had been New Amsterdam while the Dutch were in control. This tie features the Empire State Building.