September 6, 1901. President William McKinley is shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. Anarchist Leon Czolgosz is arrested in connection with the attack. September 14, 1901. McKinley dies of complications from his bullet wounds. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt assumes the presidency.
Concrete slab. A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel reinforced concrete, typically between 4 and 20 inches (100 and 500 millimeters) thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for exterior paving.
concretenoun [ U ] uk â /ËkÉÅ.kriËt/ us â /ËkÉËn.kriËt/. B2 a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water: reinforced concrete. a concrete floor/path. a grey concrete building. More examples. The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick. The foundation of the house is built from rubble overlaid with concrete.