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The Branch Davidians (or the General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists) are an apocalyptic cult or doomsday cult founded in 1955 by Benjamin Roden. They regard themselves as a continuation of the General Association of Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists, established by Victor Houteff in 1935.
May 31, 2024 · Branch Davidian, member of an offshoot group of the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Church that made headlines on February 28, 1993, when its Mount Carmel headquarters near Waco, Texas, was raided by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); four federal agents were killed in the assault.
May 16, 2018 · In April 1993, some 75 members of the millennial sect known as the Branch Davidians—including their messianic leader, David Koresh—perished in the blaze that destroyed their compound near...
Apr 19, 2018 · The Branch Davidian compound explodes in a burst of flames on April 19, 1993, ending the standoff between David Koresh and his followers and the FBI near Waco, Texas. Shelly Katz/Getty...
Branch Davidians, Religious sect that believes in the imminent return of Jesus Christ. It was founded in 1935 near Waco, Texas, by Victor Houteff as a breakaway group from the Seventh-Day Adventists.
Apr 17, 2018 · Joe Carter provides facts about David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and the siege on the compound near Waco, Texas. Here are nine things you should know about the Branch Davidians, their leader, David Koresh, and the deadly standoff that left more than 80 people dead.
Mar 22, 2023 · The FBI's 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian community compound in Waco, Texas, ended in the deaths of 80 people die, including leader David Koresh.
