Jonestown - Wikipedia
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 religious movement under the leadership of Jim Jones.
Jonestown ‑ Massacre, Guyana & Cult - HISTORY
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...
Jonestown | History, Facts, Jim Jones, & Survivors | Britannica
Dec 15, 2024 · 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.
Jim Jones - Wikipedia
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978.
Jonestown — FBI
The FBI investigates a murder of a Congressman and a mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana in the late 1970s.
What Happened During the Jonestown Massacre? The True Story …
Jun 17, 2024 · On Nov. 18, 1978, over 900 Americans were killed after ingesting poison at Jonestown, a religious commune in Guyana, South America led by Jim Jones. The reverend brought thousands of members...
Mass suicide at Jonestown | November 18, 1978 - HISTORY
Feb 9, 2010 · Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder‑suicide at Jonestown, their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of Guyana. 909...
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple - PBS
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...
The perfect storm that led to the Jonestown massacre - National …
Jun 14, 2024 · Jonestown's main pavilion is partially collapsed a week after over 900 people were killed on the commune. The Jonestown massacre remains one of the largest mass murders in American history....
Jim Jones | Biography, Jonestown, Massacre, Peoples Temple,
Dec 11, 2024 · Jim Jones (born May 13, 1931, Crete, near Lynn, Indiana, U.S.—died November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana) was an American cult leader who promised his followers a utopia in the jungles of South America after proclaiming himself messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San Francisco-based evangelist group.