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THESE PAST EVENTS MADE HISTORY

Tim maguire                            File:Associated Press logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons
TIM MAGUIRE

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CULT CAME TO AN END ON THIS DAY IN 1978

Picture of a welcome sign at the entrance of Jonestown that says "Welcome to the People's Temple Jonestown"

On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones
lead hundreds of his followers in a
mass murder-suicide at
their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South
American nation of Guyana.

Many of Jones’ followers willingly ingested a poison-laced
punch while others were forced to do so at gunpoint.

The final death toll at Jonestown that day was 909; a third
of those who perished were children.

Jim Jones - IMDb
James Warren Jones
(May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978)

Former Peoples Temple members describe horrors of Jonestown massacre, the  day 918 Americans died - ABC News

Aftermath Of The Jonestown Tragedy

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FIRST ISSUE OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Here's What Was in the First Issue of 'National Geographic' Magazine | National  Geographic


The first issue of the National Geographic Magazine, without
photos, was published on September 22, 1888, eight months
after the Society was founded.

In September 2022, the magazine laid off six of its top editors
and In June 2023 laid off all of its
staff writers, shifting to an
entirely freelance-based writing model, and announced that
beginning in 2024 it would no longer offer
newsstand issues.

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QUENCH YOUR THIRST FOR ONLY 5 CENTS

1907 Coca Cola Coke Ad ~ Hot!!! Isn't It?
Original vintage magazine ad for Coca Cola in 1907.

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FAMOUS ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1936

Yes, Robert Redford is great in 'All Is Lost.' But he was always great

Robert Redford - Actor, Director, Activist, Producer
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Butch and Sundance: The Iconic Movie at 50 - LIFE
2019

Robert Redford is an actor and filmmaker who has received
numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA
Award
, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Cecil B.
DeMille Award
in 1994, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
Award
in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016,
and the
Honorary César in 2019. He was named by Time as one of
the
100 most influential people in the world in 2014.

All The President's Men - Movies on Google Play

Robert Redford Revisits ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN - Movies In Focus

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