It was one of the first skyscrapers. When it was finished in 1902, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city. The building sits on a triangular island-block. Most Manhattan streets are on a strict grid plan but Broadway is an exception. It crosses the streets and avenue at an angle. This makes it cut across Fifth Avenue, a large and important road running N/S. At the junction sits the Flatiron on a triangle of land. There are also two E/W roads, a main road, 23rd St. and a minor road, East 22nd St.
The name "Flatiron" is because it looks like a old-fashioned cast iron clothes iron. The building has been called "[o]ne of the world's most iconic skyscrapers, and a quintessential symbol of New York City". It gives its name to the neighborhood around it, known as the Flatiron District. It has become an icon of New York City. The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine is a small fictional steam locomotive in "The Railway Series" books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher. He became the most popular character in the series. He is the title character in the television spin-off series, "Thomas and Friends".
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan Mellet ( ; born 5 June 1995), better known as Troye Sivan, is a South African-born Australian actor, YouTuber and singer-songwriter. As an actor, he played young James Howlett in the 2009 X-Men film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine". Most recently he starred as the title character in the "Spud" movie trilogy. Sivan also regularly makes YouTube videos. As of 14 December 2016, has over 4 million subscribers and over 248,00,0005 views. He is of Jewish descent.
On 7 August 2013, Sivan posted a video titled 'Coming Out'. This video announced that he was gay and this video changed lives of young LGBTQ+ people all over the world.
On 15 August 2014, Sivan released his first major label EP, "TRXYE". It peaked at number five on the "Billboard 200". The lead single from the EP, "Happy Little Pill", reached number 10 in the Australian charts.
His video, "The 'Boyfriend' Tag", with fellow vlogger Tyler Oakley earned the two a 2014 Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Web Collaboration" category. In October 2014, "Time" named Sivan as one of the "25 Most Influential Teens of 2014".
Sivan publicly came out as gay in 2013.
He released an EP titled "Wild" on 4 September 2015.
On 4 December 2015, he released his debut album titled "Blue Neighbourhood".
On the 10th of January 2018 he released the Single 'My My My!' it was the lead single from his second studio album 'Bloom', released on the 31st of August 2018
Eduardo Laborde
Eduardo Horacio Laborde (19 October 1967 – 4 February 2015) was an Argentine rugby union player. He played three games for the national team "Los Pumas" in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
Laborde died in February 2015 after the bicycle he was riding was hit with another vehicle in the coastal town of Pinamar.
Norm Drucker
Norm Drucker (July 4, 1920 – February 6, 2015) was an American basketball referee. His NBA and ABA career as both a referee and Supervisor of Officials lasted for 35 years. He was born in New York City, New York.
Drucker died in East Norriton, Pennsylvania, aged 94.
Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American head coach of men's college basketball. He was born in Emporia, Kansas. Smith was called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Smith was best known for his 36-year coaching term at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time.
Smith had the 9th highest winning percentage of any men's college basketball coach (77.6%). During his tenure as head coach, North Carolina won two national championships and appeared in 11 Final Fours.
Hill died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the age of 83.
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.
Clifton Reginald Wharton, Jr. (born September 13, 1926) is an American university president, corporate executive and former United States Deputy Secretary of State
Charles W. Robinson
Charles Wesley Robinson (September 7, 1919 - May 20, 2014) was an American entrepreneur. He served as United States Deputy Secretary of State from 1975 through 1976 under the Gerald Ford administration.
United States Deputy Secretary of State
The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State. If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, the Deputy Secretary of State becomes Acting Secretary of State until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement. The position was created in 1972.
John C. Whitehead
John Cunningham Whitehead (April 2, 1922 – February 7, 2015) was an American banker and civil servant. He was a board member of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation (WTC Memorial Foundation). He was chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. Whitehead served as United States Deputy Secretary of State under the Ronald Reagan administration from 1985 through 1989.
Joe B. Mauldin
Joe Benson Mauldin, Jr. (July 8, 1940 – February 7, 2015) was an American double-bassist, songwriter and audio engineer. He was best known as the double-bassist of rock and roll group The Crickets. Mauldin was born in Lubbock, Texas.
Mauldin died from cancer in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 74.
Billy Casper
William Earl Casper, Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.
Casper died at his home in Springville, Utah on February 7, 2015 after having pneumonia and a heart attack, aged 83.
Müzeyyen Senar
Müzeyyen Senar (July 16, 1918 – February 8, 2015) was a Turkish classical music performer. She was known as the ""Diva of the Turkish Republic"".
Senar died in İzmir, Turkey from pneumonia, aged 96.
René Lavand
Héctor René Lavandera, usually known as René Lavand (24 September 1928 – 7 February 2015), was a magician from Argentina. He appeared in Ed Sullivan's and Johnny Carson's television shows as well as shows at Hollywood's Magic Castle.
Lavand died of pneumonia at the Chacabuco Clinic in Tandil, Argentina aged 86.
Springville, Utah
Springville is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States that is part of the Provo-Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 29,466 at the 2010 census.
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Lyon County. In 2010, 24,916 people lived there. Emporia is between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50, Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike. Emporia is also a college town because it has Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College.
Emporia was created in 1857. It was named after ancient Carthage, a place known in history as a prosperous center of commerce.
In 1953, Emporia was where Veterans Day was first celebrated in the United States. U.S. Representative Edward Rees introduced legislation in The United States Congress to rename Armistice Day as Veterans Day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law on October 8, 1954.
On June 8, 1974, an F4 tornado hit Emporia. It killed six people, and it injured 200 people. It caused $25 million in damages.
On Sunday, March 6, 1988 a heavily armed gunman walked into the Calvary Baptist Church during services and started shooting. The gunman was Cheunphon Ji, who was 29 years old. He killed one person and injured four people.