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Birth of Victor Houteff(The founder of the Davidians)
Victor Houteff was born in Raicovo, East Bulgaria Ottoman Empire -
Victor Houteff Joined the Seventh-Day Adventist Chruch
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination that day of worship is Saturday -
Victor Houteff authors the Shepards Rod
Publication of the Sherpared Rod by Victor Houteff a manuscript calling for worldwide reform but was met with hostilities of his criticism over the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists the leading organization for those practicing for so-called comprises on the way believers had to act. During all this, his movement picked up steam and has thousands of worshippers. -
Victor is disallowed from Seventh Day Adventist Church
Victor is disallowed from Seventh Day Adventist Church -
Davidans moviing to Waco,Texas
Victor and thirty-seven followers moved the congregation to a location two miles from Waco, Texas, and Transformed the piece of land into a commune they called Mount Caramel. Offical starts the Davidians -
Growth of Mount caramel Center
Even with the Great Depression, The Commune had grown to sixty-four residents, ten buildings, and 375 acres of land with complex integrated systems and sewage systems. -
Death of Victor Houteff
Victor Houeteff dies of a heart attack but with no clear successor, chaos ensues with a power-vacuum being filled by Victor's wife Florence. -
Florence leading the Branch Davidans
they sold Mount Caramel for residential development and purchased a 941 acres farm nine-miles east of Waco. after this move, she predicted the imminent establishment of God's new kingdom resulting in followers from multiple states selling their homes and business. they conveyed at Mount caramel beginning on April 20 and reached its peaked on April 22. As the signs didn't arrive groups started to Splinter off and Florence sold all but 72 acres of the New Mount Caramel. -
Creation of the Branch Davidians
1959- Resulting in the failure of God's second Kingdom arriving a large number of followers started to lose faith in the leadership and the teachings. This schism was exploited by Ben Roden who proclaimed himself the sign the Davidians Sought. -
Ben Roden
Ben Roden founded the Branch Davidians and focused his teachings on the Significance of a newly created State of Isreal which he thought was a signal that Christ was coming down to earth again. -
Death of Ben Roden
Ben Roden dies and leaves the splinter group to his wife Lois and his Son George Roden. -
George Roden gaining control of the group
George Roden assumed control of the Branch Davidians and expelled the charismatic preacher Verone Howell from Mount Caramel. -
Vernon gains control of the compound
Both Vernon and George were taken to court with Vernon being trialed for attempted-murder but a mistrial was declared and the charges were dropped. Roden was imprisoned and control of Mount Caramel was given to Vernon in exchange for paying back taxes that were on the property. -
First Mount Caramel shootout
Verone Howell and his splinter group after staying in Palneiste for a number of years returned to the New Mount Caramel with both rival sides exchanged gunfire. -
Vernon Howell becomes David Koresh
Vernon with complete control of the Mount Caramel compound changed his name to David Koresh implying a messiah-like role to himself -
Davids grip on the people
Unlike the pacifist nature of those who came before him David Koresh begin to stockpile numerous firearms, a large amount of ammunition, explosive devices, and Grenade-launcher attachments for a number of weapons. His rule becomes more authoritarian as time went on with him having complete control over how people acted within the compound. -
ATF investigation begins
The ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and explosives) begin an extensive investigation on the Branch Daviadnas stockpiling and producing weapons -
Waco Siege ends
The ATF acting on a search warrant raided Mount Caramel but with heavy-armed Branch Davidians, a fifty-one-day siege ensued in which four special agents died. On the last day of the siege, a fire engulfed the building killing all 82 members inside. -
What happened to the Branch Davidans
Some small groups of worshippers still exist