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Daniel James White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside City Hall on November 27, 1978.
Oct 22, 1985 · Dan White, the man convicted of shooting to death Mayor George Moscone of San Francisco and fellow Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978, committed suicide today, the police said.
Nov 26, 2018 · The troubled man who murdered Harvey Milk and George Moscone killed them over a petty grievance, not anti-gay bigotry. Forty years ago—November 27, 1978—Dan White assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk.
Jun 5, 2023 · Dan White, who assassinated Harvey Milk, the first LGBTQ person elected San Francisco city supervisor, was convicted of manslaughter and not murder. People took to the streets to protest.
When he learned the Mayor would not honor his request, White went to City Hall and gunned down both the mayor and San Francisco's first gay supervisor, Harvey Milk. Few expected, in White's trial the following year, that the jury would not return a murder conviction.... Background.
Mar 22, 2023 · However, the film omits a crucial detail about Dan White. Ray Sloan, White's chief political adviser and campaign manager was (and is) a gay man.
May 21, 2022 · SF's 'White Night': How the conviction of Dan White for the murders of Harvey Milk and George Moscone led to violence. By Katie Dowd, Managing editor May 21, 2022. Broken glass door at the ...
Oct 23, 1985 · Friends and acquaintances interviewed Tuesday in the aftermath of White’s suicide said he was haunted less by guilt over the killings he committed than by fear of retaliation for them. The last...
Oct 22, 1985 · Former Supervisor Dan White, the assassin of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, committed suicide in the garage of his home here Monday, just about one month short...
May 26, 2024 · Play. On November 27th, 1978, former San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Dan White walked into City Hall and murdered Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. White was angry about Moscone’s decision not to reappoint him to the Board after he resigned earlier that month.
