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Battles/wars. Vietnam War. 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.
The Moscone–Milk assassinations and the trial of Dan White were lampooned by the Dead Kennedys with their re-written version of "I Fought the Law" which appeared in their 1987 compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.
Nov 26, 2018 · Dan White, a former San Francisco supervisor, assassinated Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978 over a personal grudge, not anti-gay bigotry. He was a Democrat, a gun-control supporter, and a friend of Milk's until he felt betrayed by him.
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
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.
Dan White was a conservative supervisor who resigned and then shot and killed San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and gay activist Harvey Milk in 1978. Learn about his motives, the trial, and the verdict in this account of a tragic episode in American history.
