Rocket causes deadly fire on aircraft carrier. A fire on a United States Navy carrier stationed off the coast of Vietnam kills 134 service members on this day in 1967. The deadly fire on the USS Forrestal began with the accidental launch of a rocket. During the Vietnam War, the USS Forrestal was often stationed off the coast of North Vietnam, conducting combat operations.
In 1994, the Liberty Memorial was closed due to structural and material deterioration. The Memorial Tower rises 217 feet above the surrounding observation deck and 268 feet above the north lawn. The cylindrical tower is 36 feet in diameter at its base and 28 feet in diameter at the top. An elevator is located within the shaft that transports visitors to an observation platform at the top.
Freedom Tower 2015: The Photos You Need to See. Freedom Tower. The Freedom Tower now stands in NYC after being built in place of the twin towers that fell in the infamous terrorist attack on our nation on September 11th, 2001. It stands at a height of 1,776 feet, and 1,792 feet tall to the very tip of the antenna.