Moscone–Milk assassinations - Wikipedia
On November 27, 1978, George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, were shot and killed inside San Francisco City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White.
Dan White - Wikipedia
Daniel James White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone (mayor of San Francisco) and Harvey Milk (member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors) inside City Hall on November 27, 1978.
San Francisco leaders George Moscone and Harvey Milk are murdered - HISTORY
Nov 13, 2009 · Former Board of Supervisors member Dan White murders Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall in San Francisco, California on November 27, 1978.
Harvey Milk | Biography, Facts, & Assassination | Britannica
Nov 23, 2024 · Harvey Milk, American politician and gay-rights activist. His election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 made him one of the first openly gay elected officials in U.S. history. In 1978 Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor.
Dan White, The San Francisco Supervisor Who Killed Harvey Milk
Sep 24, 2024 · He was sentenced to less than eight years in prison for the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone. The announcement caused an uproar across San Francisco, especially among members of the gay community.
'Murder at City Hall: The killing of Mayor George Moscone and ...
Jun 3, 2022 · SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On November 27, 1978 San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were killed by their colleague, Supervisor Dan White. The murder tore San...
White Night riots - Wikipedia
The White Night riots were a series of violent events sparked by an announcement of a lenient sentencing of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and of Harvey Milk, a member of the city's Board of Supervisors who was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States.
How Harvey Milk's death forged Feinstein's political path - Los …
Feb 14, 2023 · On a cool November morning in 1978, Dan White strapped on a gun, slipped into City Hall and assassinated Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. It was an act …
40 Years After The Assassination Of Harvey Milk, LGBTQ Candidates ... - NPR
Forty years ago, on Nov. 27, 1978, California's first openly gay elected official was assassinated. Harvey Milk championed gay rights and challenged the LGBTQ community to be out and proud.
San Francisco Still Stunned By 1978 Moscone-Milk Assassinations
Nov 28, 2018 · Dianne Feinstein, now a U.S. senator but in 1978 a San Francisco Supervisor, announcing to the world the unthinkable has happened. Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, California's...