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).
There are a few noted instances where individuals, or families, murdered the Indians. Berry (either a first oâ¦r last name) and a group of locals in Golconda Illinois (Berry's Ferry) shot and killed Indians in cold blood, then sued the US Government to bury them at $35.00 each.