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Hace 3 días · Harvey Milk's death. Milk’s life was cut short on November 27, 1978, when Dan White, a disgruntled former city supervisor, assassinated him and Mayor George Moscone. White had resigned from the ...
18 de may. de 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.
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Hace 4 días · After quitting from his post 10 months in, White urged mayor George Moscone to rescind his resignation, citing money troubles. Moscone refused and, on the morning of 27 November, White entered City Hall through an open window and gunned both Moscone and Milk.
Hace 2 días · Keeping his promise to Milk, newly elected Mayor George Moscone appointed him to the Board of Permit Appeals in 1976, making him the first openly gay city commissioner in the United States. Milk considered seeking a position in the California State Assembly.
Hace 5 días · He and Mayor George Moscone were tragically assassinated in 1978. Fellow Supervisor Dianne Feinstein heard the gunshots, found Milk slain, and announced both of their deaths to the press.
Hace 4 días · As the nation marks Harvey Milk Day on May 22, many pictures circulating social media show him engaging in gay rights activism against the backdrop of the Bay area. However, what is not as widely know is that the gay political icon spent the first four decades of his life in New York State. He grew up in Long Island — first in Nassau County ...
Hace 3 días · The measure -- which moved to end antigay discrimination in jobs, housing, and public accommodations -- was passed by the board and signed into law by Mayor George Moscone. Supervisor Dan...
