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.
Browse â World â Biggest, Tallest, Fastest. The Empire State Building is one of New York City's most famous landmarks. Built in 1930, it is 102 stories and 1,454 feet (443.2 meters) tall when measured from the ground to the very tip of its lightning rod. Until the completion of the World Trade Center in 1972 (and once again, following the 2001 destruction), the Empire State Building was the tallest building in New York State.