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).
As of Thursday, the death toll from Indiaâs heat wave has risen to nearly 1,400. Meteorological officials expect the heat to last several more days. This post has been updated to reflect this change. A blistering heat wave in India has killed nearly 1,400 people in the country in less than one week. At least 1,020 people have died in Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, while 340 people have died in the adjacent state of Telangana. In northeastern West Bengal and Orissa, at least 24 people have died.