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 cult …
Jonestown | History, Facts, Jim Jones, & Survivors | Britannica
Nov 11, 2025 · What was Jonestown? Jonestown was a remote compound in Guyana built by Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones. With little interference from the Guyanese government, …
Jonestown - Massacre, Guyana & Cult | HISTORY
Oct 18, 2010 · On November 18, 1978, U.S. Representative Leo Ryan, who had gone to Jonestown to investigate claims of abuse, was murdered along with four members of his …
The Story of the Jonestown Massacre - ThoughtCo
May 5, 2025 · 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 …
The perfect storm that led to the Jonestown massacre ...
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 …
Site Of 1978 Jonestown Massacre Opens For Tourism
Jul 11, 2025 · Jonestown, the site in Guyana where more than 900 followers of cult leader Jim Jones died in a mass murder-suicide in 1978, has now opened up for tours.
Jonestown — FBI
The FBI investigates a murder of a Congressman and a mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana in the late 1970s.