Freedom Tower: New York's Freedom Tower Hits Milestone

History was made Monday, when a construction crew placed a steel beam high atop New York City's new "Freedom Tower". That makes the skyscraper taller than the Empire State Building, and also the latest milestone in America's recovery after theIt is still a work in progress: The hulking steel structure known as the Freedom Tower is still 500 feet shorter than it will be when complete. But it is already a tribute to American resilience, a reminder that whatever devastation we

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