The Psychology Behind The Jonestown Massacre Finally Explained
On November 18, 1978, more than 900 men, women, and children, died by suicide and murder at the Jonestown settlement in Guyana, led by Reverend Jim Jones.
Read MoreOn November 18, 1978, more than 900 men, women, and children, died by suicide and murder at the Jonestown settlement in Guyana, led by Reverend Jim Jones.
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Read More"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." So says Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the 1939 movie adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind."
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