Empire State Building Frame Color:Unframed This image was used for

This image was used for the cover of the book "The Kennedy Years" in 2013

as reported in the pages of The Times

It was a feat that many thought was impossible

with split-second timing

death-defying feat like no other in the world - two men shot out of a cannon at the same time

Empire State Building Frame Color:Unframed This image was used forThe Empire State Building glows at night in Manhattan, Jan. 27, 2016. At 1,250 feet, the Empire State Building remains a beacon in the city's skyline. But that skyline is constantly changing. In a 2016 article, The New York Times said, "Its transformation has been nothing less than astonishing over the past decade. Even when it seems as if there were nowhere left to go, the city, with its manifold appetites, could not be contained." Today, the Empire