March 26, 1997 – This was the day that police found the bodies of 39 members of Heaven’s Gate, a religious cult based in San Diego County. A videotape was later recovered in which the group’s founder, Marshall Applewhite, spoke of the mass suicide as “the only way to evacuate this Earth”.
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March 24, 1832 – Joseph Smith, the charismatic founder of Mormonism was tarred and feathered on this day.
Smith claimed he was visited by God and Jesus when he was 15, and they told him not to join any religions. 3 years later an angel named Moroni came to see him. The angel described some golden plates [...]
March 20, 1916 – An African pygmy tribesman named Ota Benga died on this day. His extraordinary life became a flashpoint in the debates over race and evolution.
Ota Benga was born and raised in the Congo. His family lived a simple life in the forest until his wife and children were massacred by an infamous [...]
