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 – …

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 …

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 …

Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), [1] better known by his stage name Jim Jones (or Jimmy Jones), is an American rapper, record producer and record executive.He is a founding …

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 …

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 embraces an elderly African American woman in his congregation. Credit: From the Peoples Temple Collection, Courtesy of the California Historical Society

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.

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 …

Jun 14, 2024 · Jim Jones leveraged upheaval surrounding civil rights and the Vietnam War to earn trust and manipulate his followers.