Chloral hydrate
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Chloral hydrate is a geminal diol with the formula Cl3C−CH2. It was first used as a sedative and hypnotic in Germany in the 1870s. Over time it was replaced by safer and more effective alternatives bu
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Jonestown
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The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name Jonestown, was a remote commune in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American religious cult led by Jim Jones. On
Chloral hydrate
…William James (1842–1910), psychologist and philosopher, used the drug for insomnia and sedation due to chronic neurosis. The Jonestown mass murder-suicides in 1978 involved the communal drinking of Flavor Aid poisoned with diazepam, chloral hydrate, cyanide, and promethazine. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882…
The entrance to Jonestown, 1978
An aerial view of the dead in Jonestown.
Jim Jones, founder of The Peoples Temple
Jonestown Cottages