Peoples Temple
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| + | '''Peoples Temple''' was a quasireligious organization founded in 1955 by [[Jim Jones]] that, by the mid-1970s, included over a dozen locations in California including its [[Peoples Temple in San Francisco|headquarters in San Francisco]]. It is best known for the events of November 18, 1978 in [[Guyana]], in which 918 people died at the [[Peoples Temple Agricultural Project]] (informally, and now commonly, called "Jonestown"), a nearby airstrip at [[Port Kaituma]], and [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]. | ||
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| + | The tragedy at Jonestown resulted in the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a non-natural disaster, prior to the events of [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]]. At the airstrip, Temple members murdered, among others, [[Congressman]] [[Leo Ryan]], the only Congressman murdered in the line of duty in [[United States]] history. | ||
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Peoples Temple was a quasireligious organization founded in 1955 by Jim Jones that, by the mid-1970s, included over a dozen locations in California including its headquarters in San Francisco. It is best known for the events of November 18, 1978 in Guyana, in which 918 people died at the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project (informally, and now commonly, called "Jonestown"), a nearby airstrip at Port Kaituma, and Georgetown.
The tragedy at Jonestown resulted in the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a non-natural disaster, prior to the events of September 11, 2001. At the airstrip, Temple members murdered, among others, Congressman Leo Ryan, the only Congressman murdered in the line of duty in United States history.
