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Events on Monday 27 November 1978 1
1978Assassinations of Harvey Milk and George MosconeSan Francisco supervisor and mayor shot by former colleagueFormer city supervisor Dan White shot and killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk at San Francisco City Hall. Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States, became a lasting symbol of the gay rights movement after his death.