The Jonestown Massacre was so famous because of the sheer horror the images brought to the American people. The death toll exceeded 900, including some 300 age 17 and under, making the incident one of the largest mass deaths in American history. This was the largest loss of life in American history, until 9/11.
The famous term "Don't drink the Kool-Aid" comes from the Jonestown Massacre. The term is used due to the fact that almost all of the 900 people who died were poisoned by Cyanide laced in their Kool-Aid. Furthermore, the assassination of Leo Ryan was the first and only time that a sitting US Congressman was killed.
The famous term "Don't drink the Kool-Aid" comes from the Jonestown Massacre. The term is used due to the fact that almost all of the 900 people who died were poisoned by Cyanide laced in their Kool-Aid. Furthermore, the assassination of Leo Ryan was the first and only time that a sitting US Congressman was killed.