veto definition. The power of a president or governor to reject a bill proposed by a legislature by refusing to sign it into law. The president or governor actually writes the word veto (Latin for âI forbidâ) on the bill and sends it back to the legislature with a statement of his or her objections.
Over the course of the construction of the Empire State Building, five workers died. One worker was hit by a vehicle; a second fell from an elevator shaft; a third was struck â¦and killed by a hoist; a fourth died in a blast area; and a fifth died falling off a scaffold.
Highest building in the world from 1931 until 1972. Total height was 449m since 1951 after the addition of the TV mast. Total height of 443.5 since early 1990s after antenna modifications. Construction time was only 1 year and 45 days. 73 elevators, 1860 steps using staircase. The name 'Empire State' is the nickname of New York State. In 1945 a twin-engined bomber crashed on the 79th floor of the building, killing fourteen people.