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  1. 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 …

  2. 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, …

  3. 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 …

  4. Jonestown — FBI

    The FBI investigates a murder of a Congressman and a mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana in the late 1970s.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. Jonestown Massacre site to reopen as tourist destination in Guyana

    Dec 12, 2024 · A South American tour group is turning Jonestown, Guyana, into a travel destination over four decades after it was the scene of the most notorious mass suicide and …

  9. 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 …

  10. The Site of the Jonestown Massacre Is Opening to Tourists - The …

    Jul 3, 2025 · Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios reported from what used to be the Jonestown settlement in Guyana. What makes a tragedy worth revisiting? Nearly 50 years after the mass …