History In The Headlines  9 Things You May Not Know About the
Pentagon  By Barbara Maranzani On January 15, 1943, work was
completed on the new headquarters for the U.S. War Department
(the modern-day Department of Defense) in Arlington, Virginia.
The massive complex, commonly known as the Pentagon, was built
to house the nearly 30,000 defense workers tasked with helping
America win World War II. With more than 17 miles of corridors,
it remains one of the largest office buildings in the world, and
has become a symbol—for better and for worse—of military might.
Eighty years after its completion, here are nine things you may
not know about the Pentagon.  HITH-Pentagon1. It was actually
the second complex built for the military during FDR’s
presidency. In the 1930s, a large complex was commissioned and
constructed in Washington’s D.C. Foggy Bottom neighborhood to
house the ever-growing U.S. War Department, but before it was
even completed, the army determined it to be too small for its
needs (this building is no