Yesterday was the 32nd anniversary of the infamous Jonestown massacre, the largest single loss of American civilian life in a non natural disaster until the events of 9/11. Reading about it got me kind of depressed so I won't bother talking about it here, so here's the Wikipedia article on Jonestown:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown
Also, there was a memorial held for the victims yesterday:
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_16651598