This Day in History:, Heavenās Gate Cult
Members Found Dead.
March 26, 1997.
Led by Marshall Applewhite,
39 members of the cult peacefully committed suicide
by drinking a mixture of vodka and phenobarbital.
The disturbing scene was discovered by
police in a mansion in a San Diego suburb.
Clothed in matching Nike sneakers and dark uniforms,
the 21 men and 18 women were were found in several
rooms throughout the mansion.
They were convinced their suicides would free them
from their bodies, allowing them to enter an
alien spacecraft hidden behind the rare Hale-Bopp comet.
The cult advocated sexual abstinence.
Several of the men had undergone
castration surgery, including Applewhite.
None of the 39 bodies showed
any signs of blood or trauma
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Happy Birthday,
Lil Nas X!.
Montero Lamar Hill
turns 25 years old today.
Here are five
fun facts about
the rapper.
1. He played
the trumpet
in school.
2. His hit single, āOld Town Road,ā
originally went viral on TikTok.
3. āOld Town Roadā became the longest-running
No. 1 song on the āBillboardā Hot 100.
4. He collaborated with clothing company
Wrangler for a denim collection.
5. The āPaniniā rapper once made a panini
with Chef Gordon Ramsay.
Happy Birthday,
Lil Nas X!
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