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  2. Tower of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (229-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford [ 1 ] and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68 . [ 2 ]

  3. Tourist guy - Wikipedia

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    The "tourist guy" standing on the roof of the World Trade Center, seemingly seconds before the plane hits the tower. The "tourist guy" was an internet phenomenon that featured a photograph of a tourist on the observation deck of the World Trade Center digitally altered to show a plane about to hit the tower in the background during the September 11 attacks. [1]

  4. List of tallest observation towers in the United States

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    Stratosphere Tower: 350.2 m (1149 ft) 1996 Concrete Las Vegas, Nevada: Tallest observation tower in the United States. 2 Tower of the Americas: 228.6 m (750 ft) 1968 Concrete San Antonio, Texas: Built as the theme structure for San Antonio's World's Fair, HemisFair '68. It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until ...

  5. 17 photos that chronicle America's iconic history of activism

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    Donald Trump's election and recent wave of executive orders have inspired protests nationwide. The day after the president's inauguration, the Women's March on Washington swelled to a half million ...

  6. List of tallest structures in the United States by height

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    Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Boykin Boykin, Georgia: Guyed Mast 487.7 m WVFJ Tower Saint Marks Saint Marks, Georgia: Guyed Mast 486.4 m Paramount Tower Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Guyed Mast 485.5 m WTVA TV Tower: Woodland, Mississippi: Guyed Mast 483.7 m KTVT Tower: Cedar Hill, Texas Guyed Mast 482.2 m GBC LP DBA Tower Cedar Hill ...

  7. List of the tallest statues in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Diana of the Tower: 4.45: 14.6: Augustus Saint Gaudens: 1893: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: gilded copper: Created as a replacement weather vane for the 92.66 m (304 ft) tower of Madison Square Garden, New York City.

  8. 9/11 in photos as the US marks anniversary of terror attacks

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    People hang from the windows of the North Tower (Primera Hora/Getty) People inside both the North and South towers of the World Trade Center hung on for dear life after the planes hit on 11 September.

  9. Pilot Was Talking to Air Traffic Control, Reading Directions ...

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    The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower on Oct. 20, killing all four people aboard, was in contact with air traffic control moments before the tragedy occurred, officials ...