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The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name "Jonestown", was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones.
Oct 18, 2010 · The “Jonestown Massacre” occurred on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader...
3 days ago · The Jonestown massacre was a mass murder-suicide of the Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their leader, Jim Jones, in 1978. After cult members attacked Congressman Leo Ryan, who was investigating the cult, Jones enacted a suicide plan at the Jonestown compound.
Nov 13, 2018 · Inside Jonestown: How Jim Jones Trapped Followers and Forced ‘Suicides’. The 918 deaths in Guyana under cult leader Jim Jones were more mass murder than suicide. By: Lesley Kennedy.
Jun 17, 2024 · According to the documentary at least 153 men, 452 women and 302 children perished at Jonestown. Jones died from a bullet to the head. The Sphere in Las Vegas really is a 'quantum leap' for...
Sep 7, 2018 · The now-called Jonestown Massacre saw the largest deliberate loss of American life until 9/11. Today, 40 years on, the event holds a unique place in US history as well as in the psychology...
Jun 14, 2024 · The Jonestown massacre remains one of the largest mass murders in American history. In a single day, 901 Americans and 8 Guyanese died from Jim Jones’ actions. Met with criticism rather than...
Nov 17, 2021 · One was a U.S. Congressman, three were journalists and 914 were residents of the Peoples Temple agricultural mission known as Jonestown. About 80 members of Peoples Temple who were living...
Feb 9, 2010 · On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of...
Apr 9, 2007 · In 1978 over 900 people led by Rev. Jim Jones died in the largest mass murder-suicide in history, at Jonestown, Guyana. The story is told by survivors, Temple defectors, relatives, and...
