Today in history: On July 28, 1945, A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, the world’s tallest structure at the time, killing 14 people.
Why Should I Watch King Kong: This iconic adventure film from 1933 sees a giant ape captured and brought to New York City, only to break free and climb the Empire State Building in one of cinema's most memorable scenes involving both aircraft and a colossal creature. A groundbreaking blend...
demarco told the writer of a book about jackson’s 2005 remake of king kong. for that movie, demarco constructed the 1930s fighters that swoop across the manhattan skyline as king kong hangs on to the empire state building. demarco even appeared as one of the onscreen aviators. in 2006,...
Let us hope that the advent of a successful flying machine, now only dimly foreseen and nevertheless thought to be possible, will bring nothing but good into the world; that it shall abridge distance, make all parts of the globe accessible, bring men into closer relation with each other, a...