When it was opened to the public in 1908, the Singer Building at 149 Broadway held the record, however briefly, as the tallest skyscraper in the world. Sixty years later, it had the honor of setting a more enduring record â as the worldâs largest skyscraper ever to be peacefully demolished.
The total number of Indians slaughtered by Americans is difficult to pin down. Understandably the U.S. government has painted a much more benign picture, even though responsible for actions of genocide and ethnic cleansing. The government range is 1 to 4 million deaths (murders).
By the time the dust had cleared, the British counted a casualty of 313 against 300 for the Americans. It should be noted that figures for American casualties are highly speculative and there is no clear agreement on how many Americans died in Battle of White Plains. Some accounts put the score at about 50 Americans dead, others at 150 to 250. Many historians consider the Battle of White Plains to be basically a draw.