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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.
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.
May 21, 2022 · A week before the Jonestown massacre sent shock waves through the globe, something small, and seemingly innocuous, happened: A San Francisco supervisor resigned. Dan White, a former police...
7 years and 8 months in prison ( paroled after 5 years) 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 City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White.
After 36 hours of deliberation, the jury announces its verdict in the Dan White trial, finding White not guilty on the murder counts, but guilty on two counts of voluntary manslaughter. Following the verdict, a protest erupts in S.F.'s Castro district, with the crowd chanting, "Avenge Harvery Milk!"
Oct 23, 1985 · For Dan White, Death Ended 2 Years of Fear and Haunted Dreams. When Dan White watched his young son play soccer, he hid behind a fence and peered through a knothole so no one would spot him....
