Jim Jones - Wikipedia
Jim Jones was born on May 13, 1931, in the rural community of Crete, Indiana, to James Thurman Jones (October 21, 1887 – May 29, 1951) and Lynetta Putnam (April 16, 1902 – December 10, 1977). [1] [2] [3] Jones was of Irish and Welsh descent; he and his mother both claimed to also have some Cherokee ancestry, [4] but there is no evidence of ...
Jonestown ‑ Massacre, Guyana & Cult - HISTORY
Oct 18, 2010 · Jim Jones, age 47, was found in a chair, dead from a single bullet wound to the head, most likely self-inflicted. The death toll at Jonestown on November 18, 1978 was 909 people, a third of...
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.
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.
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.
Jim Jones - Son, Movies & Documentaries - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Jim Jones was the cult leader of the Peoples Temple who led more than 900 followers in a mass suicide known as the Jonestown Massacre. Learn more at Biography.com.
Jim Jones, The Cult Leader Behind The Jonestown Massacre - All …
Sep 19, 2023 · On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones led over 900 followers to a mass "suicide" at his Jonestown compound in Guyana.
Overview, Jim Jones, Cult, Massacre, & Facts - Britannica
Peoples 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.
Who Was Jim Jones? | American Experience | Official Site - PBS
Jim Jones embraces an elderly African American woman in his congregation. Credit: From the Peoples Temple Collection, Courtesy of the California Historical Society
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.