Concern over the welfare of those in the jungle encampment prompted U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan to visit Jonestown in November 1978. After checking out the settlement, Ryan was shot to death along with four other people by Temple gunmen at an airstrip. Following those murders, Jones commanded h...
November 18, 1978 - JonestownCult leader Jim Jones directed hundreds of his followers to commit mass suicide at his Jonestown commune in Guyana. The tragic event occurred after U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan visited the commune to investigate allegations of abuse and illegal activities, leading to his...
Michael Jackson: What Really Happened Celebrity, Lifestyle, Music / 32 Comments Jacques Peretti examines the final four months of the singer’s life and the events leading up to his death. The reporter delves behind the scenes of the star’s proposed comeback concerts and personal life, ...
When eighty Branch Davidians died in 1993 under the leadership of David Koresh and when hundreds died in mass suicide in Jonestown 1978 the world reeled in shock and horror at the destructive power of damaging religious groups. Yet the death toll at the hands of these two leaders is minor in...
Jonestown Massacre November 18, 1978 Guyana (South America) 918 murdered I was a small child. Image looking at your parents' Time magazine, and seeing small children - just like yourself - lying on the ground, dead... I have seen some horrible world events in my lifeti...
But they did win the lottery and the short little summary of how that happened and what each woman wanted after at the very beginning of Beginner's Luck, the first book in this series is just oh, it's so touching. Kit is a scientist who loves her job, even though many people ...
and Dreamland) were anomalies in that sense. Most amusements were operated as one-off attractions, the same way a person might open a bar or restaurant today. People just walked up and paid to watch your reenactment of the Jonestown Flood or to ride your roller coaster. Just like a restau...
Wait, don’t get mad. This is NPR’s idea. That’s right, the bastion of woke-lite old people is saying indiscriminate vaxxing causes mutations, as has happened before with other bugs, and is happening now with this one.Theysay. ...
happened and he called with a request to come today, before my dental appointment. I agreed if it was in time so I could make the dental appointment on time.I was in a hurry as I had a dental appointment in about an hour. Michael arrived, very outgoing, confident and friendly. We ...