• A clip from A King in New York (1957) with Charlie Chaplin and Michael Chaplin.

To commemorate World Pride, taking place in New York City on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in late June, the New York Public Libray has curated a stunning exhibition exploring the early fight for LGBTQ rights. The exhibit features the photographs of Kay Tobin Lahusen and Diana Davies—”

On September 7, 2014 over a 1,000 people gathered in Mexico City dressed in white to chant and wish peace in the world, the majority of them are members of the Jewish community. The chant also took place in many other cities around the world including cities in Israel, the US, Costa Rica, Brazil, A...

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from around the world united to urge policy makers to take action on climate change ahead of an upcoming meeting at the United Nation on September 23, 2014.

In honor of One World Trade Center becoming the tallest building in New York, EarthCam has released an exciting time-lapse movie showcasing the construction progress from 2004-2012. Watch years of construction in just two minutes!

JOIN COMMUNITY OF LIGHTS, LLC IN CELEBRATING Mexican Independence on September 16, 2014, marking the 203 years of Independence from Spain with an incredible fireworks display in your screen. QUE VIVA MEXICO! LONG LIVE MEXICO!

When America was back to work and New York City was growing up into the sky someone had to document the work that was happening, no matter how dangerous, and that photographer was Charles C. Ebbets. Most well known for taking the 1932 photo “Men on a Beam” of 11 steelworkers eating lunch high above

This video shows three direct strikes to the Empire State Building lightning rod after midnight on 4/13/11 during a severe thunderstorm. I actually saw a fourth strike but was not filming. Whoever said lightning doesn't strike twice was wrong. :)

While the iconic Empire State and Chrysler buildings have dominated New York's Midtown since the 1930s, one of the largest buildings that the city has ever known - One Vanderbilt - is about to join them on the skyline.

Princess Grace of Monaco (the former Hollywood filmstar Grace Kelly) suffered a stroke and subsequently crashed her car. She died on September 14th, 1982, when husband, Prince Rainier, gave permission for her life-support machine to be switched off. The funeral took place on September 18, 1982