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).
Villages were wiped out in a whole for apparent pro-rebel kindness. The Indians referred to this retaliation as the Devil's Wind. It is estimated that the death toll ran into the hundreds of thousands. However, the adverse effects of Sepoy Mutiny had also impressed upon the Britons back in England.