Modern Era · North America · Politics
1978
Harvey Milk assassinated
November 27, 1978
In San Francisco's City Hall, former supervisor Dan White shot Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay elected official. Milk had been an organizer, a camera shop owner, and a symbol. His murder made him a martyr to the gay rights movement. Candlelight vigils filled the streets that night.
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