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1993 2nd tallest building in world, New York City World Trade Center bombed, 7 die
1982 Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17 1976 CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure, 555 m, opens 1974 World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed 1974 Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories) 1973 Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building finished 1965 London's Post Office Tower opens, tallest building in England 1964 Zeng Jinlian, born in Hunan, China, became tallest woman known, 2.46 m, 8'1" 1952 Tom Burleson, USA, basketball, tallest Olympian-7'4", Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1940 Robert Wadlow, world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 1923 ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flies over New York's tallest skyscraper, Woolworth Tower 1918 Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois, tallest known human, 2.72 m, 8' 11.1" |
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