Jonestown - Wikipedia
WebThe 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.Jonestown became internationally infamous when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 people died at the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in …
Jonestown - Massacre, Guyana & Cult | HISTORY
WebOct 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...
Jonestown | History, Facts, Jim Jones, & Survivors | Britannica
WebMay 6, 2024 · Jonestown, location of the mass murder-suicide of the California-based Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their charismatic but paranoid leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown agricultural commune, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. The death toll exceeded 900, making it one of the largest mass deaths in American history.
Mass suicide at Jonestown | November 18, 1978 | HISTORY
WebFeb 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...
Inside Jonestown: How Jim Jones Trapped Followers and Forced ... - HISTORY
WebNov 13, 2018 · Home. Topics. 1970s. 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...
Jonestown — FBI
WebThe FBI investigates a murder of a Congressman and a mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana in the late 1970s. An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know
The Story of the Jonestown Massacre - ThoughtCo
WebUpdated on March 20, 2020. On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones instructed all members living in the Jonestown, Guyana compound to commit an act of "revolutionary suicide," by drinking poisoned punch. In all, 918 people died that day, nearly a third of whom were children.
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple - PBS
WebApr 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...
Jonestown Massacre Survivors Need Their Story Told Too | TIME
WebNov 17, 2021 · F orty-three years ago, on November 18, 1978, 918 Americans died in a remote jungle in Guyana, South America. One was a U.S. Congressman, three were journalists and 914 were residents of the...
Peoples Temple | Overview, Jim Jones, Cult, Massacre, & Facts
WebPeoples Temple, religious community led by Jim Jones (1931–78) that came to international attention after some 900 of its members died at their compound, Jonestown, in Guyana, in a massive act of murder-suicide on November 18, 1978. Jones began the Peoples Temple informally in the 1950s as an independent congregation in Indianapolis.
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