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In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.
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Assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk
1978 murders in San Francisco, California, US
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Dan White
American politician and assassin (1946–1985)
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