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).
In 1947, Indiaâs efforts, led by Gandhi, were rewarded as they achieved their independence. The massacre has a lasting effect on Indian society. The OâDwyer assassination happened as a revenge act 21 years on by a surviving bystander of the massacre, to avenge the 379 lives lost in Amritsar in the murders.