1978 ⟶ Jonestown Massacre
November 18: Jim Jones's New religious movement, the Peoples...
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❄️ Schoolhouse Blizzard Strikes Dakota Territory
Schoolhouse Blizzard devastates the Dakota Territory in the US killing 235 people, many of them children coming home from school⟶
Natural DisasterUnited States HistoryExtreme WeatherAmerican West
United States🔫 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
February 14: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang.⟶
Organized CrimeProhibitionChicagoCrimeViolence
United States🔪 Manson Family Murders in Los Angeles
August 8 – 9: The Manson Family Murders – Under Charles Manson's orders, his followers, the "Manson Family" cult, enter the home of Hollywood actress Sharon Tate and murder her and four others.⟶
CultsMurderCrimeHollywoodSocial Unrest
United States💀 Jonestown Massacre
November 18: Jim Jones's New religious movement, the Peoples Temple, ends in the organized mass killing and suicide of 920 people in Jonestown.⟶
CultsReligious ExtremismSocial MovementsUnited States HistoryAtrocities
GuyanaUnited States❄️ Northeastern United States Blizzard
February 5 – 7: The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area, killing about 100, and causing over US$520 million in damage.⟶
WeatherNatural DisasterNew EnglandNew YorkFatalities
United States🔥 Waco Siege Ends in Compound Fire and Deaths
February 28 – April 19: The Waco siege, the law enforcement siege of the compound that belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist religious sect Branch Davidians near Waco, Texas, carried out by the U.S. federal government, Texas state law enforcement, and the U.S. military, which results in a gunfight, a fire at the compound and 86 deaths.⟶
SiegeReligious ConflictCultsLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentTexasFire
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