1978Jonestown 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
Schoolhouse Blizzard Strikes Dakota Territory (1888)
Natural DisasterUnited States HistoryExtreme WeatherAmerican West
United StatesUnited 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.
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)
Organized CrimeProhibitionChicagoCrimeViolence
United StatesUnited States

🔪 Manson Family Murders in Los Angeles

August 89: 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.
Manson Family Murders in Los Angeles (1969)
CultsMurderCrimeHollywoodSocial Unrest
United StatesUnited 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.
Jonestown Massacre (1978)
CultsReligious ExtremismSocial MovementsUnited States HistoryAtrocities
GuyanaGuyanaUnited StatesUnited States

❄️ Northeastern United States Blizzard

February 57: 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.
Northeastern United States Blizzard (1978)
WeatherNatural DisasterNew EnglandNew YorkFatalities
United StatesUnited States

🔥 Waco Siege Ends in Compound Fire and Deaths

February 28April 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.
Waco Siege Ends in Compound Fire and Deaths (1993)
SiegeReligious ConflictCultsLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentTexasFire
United StatesUnited States