On November 20, 1978, a tragedy in South America took over the front page of newspapers all over the country and world. What do you know about the Jonestown Massacre? And, what else was being reported on the same day?
SOURCES
“Advertisement: JCPenney Cameras (Page 2A).” Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), November 20, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Cave World Dwells under Abe Lincoln.” Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois), November 20, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Hundreds Dead in Camp Victims of Mass Suicide.” The Miami News (Miami, Florida), November 20, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
Burton, Anthony. “Sasha Died; Who Pulled the Trigger?” Daily News (New York, New York), December 10, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
Díaz, Mª del Rosario Castro. “You'll Soon Be Able to Visit Lincoln Memorial´s Hidden Underground Chambers.” Secret DC. Secret DC, March 6, 2020. https://secretdc.com/lincoln-memorial-underground-chambers/.
“Explore the National Mall: Lincoln Memorial.” Trust for the National Mall. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://nationalmall.org/explore?gclid=CjwKCAjw0qOIBhBhEiwAyvVcf3O1Ym9jtGATr65VNklJMRyuj85xE5evg7eOJkqRehq2BAvNiU00SRoCdnoQAvD_BwE.
Lyons, Richard D. “Death of Diplomat's Daughter Has Qualities of Mystery Novel.” Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), November 20, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
“Marriages.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), December 4, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
“Peoples Temple.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 3, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Temple.
Reiterman, Tim. “Reporter's 1978 Account of Deadly Ambush, Jonestown Tragedy.” AP NEWS. Associated Press, November 14, 2018. https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-south-america-in-state-wire-ca-state-wire-eda81af2599d485ab09eb39d72754ade.
“Rep. Ryan Slain: Ambush at Guyana Airport.” The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), November 19, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
Royko, Mike. “Next Time, Just Give the Man Your Money.” The Tampa Times (Tampa, Florida), November 20, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
“Secrets of the Lincoln Memorial.” Hachette Book Group, February 23, 2019. https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/travel/arts-culture/secrets-of-the-lincoln-memorial/.
Sneed, Michael. “Alexandra Bruce: How Did Envoy's Daughter Die?” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), November 12, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
United Press International. “Lawmaker Probes U. S. Jungle Sect.” Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), November 18, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
“The ‘Cave’ under the Lincoln Memorial: Washington, D.C.” RalieTravels, June 2, 2017. https://ralietravels.wordpress.com/2017/06/02/the-cave-under-the-lincoln-memorial-washington-d-c/.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
