What Was the Jonestown Massacre? On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones instructed all members living in the Jonestown, Guyana compound to commit an act of revolutionary suicide, by drinking poisoned punch. In all, 918 people died that day, nearly a third of whom were children.
In the United States, incest is a sex crime that is usually punishable by law. All incestuous relationships involving minors are illegal; these survivors of incest are protected by child abuse laws2. In all states, incestuous marriages are illegal3. In most states, committing incest is a class C felony3. However, certain states do not have laws explicitly prohibiting incestuous relationships, as long as the people in the relationship do not attempt to marry.
Todayâs Supreme Court ruling makes the United States the 23rd country where same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.(Thatâs if you count the UK, where it is legal everywhere except Northern Ireland.).The Dutch parliament legalized gay marriage in the Netherlands back in 2000, but most of the other 21 countries have done so only in the last few years.Ireland in 2015 became the first country to legalize gay marriage through a popular vote.odayâs Supreme Court ruling makes the United States the 23rd country where same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.