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.
Starring Roles. Since 1931, the Empire State Building has been a hot destination for Hollywood. Filmmakers have featured the building in more than 250 movies. Some of the most memorable Empire State Building moments can be seen in King Kong, An Affair to Remember, Sleepless in Seattle, Elf,â and Oblivion..