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The Times of Harvey Milk — National Film Registry
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Each entry separates the File’s editorial relevance note from its exact, section-level claims. A bibliography link without a direct claim is labeled plainly.
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Historic crimes & investigations · 27 November 1978Open File evidence →
The Assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk
San Francisco City Hall · United States
Why editors use it hereLibrary of Congress assessment of the documentary record, Milk's political rise, both killings, and movement context.
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Former San Francisco supervisor Dan White entered City Hall on 27 November 1978 and shot Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in their offices.
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Trigger and conditions
After Moscone decided not to reappoint him, White went to City Hall carrying a revolver and extra ammunition.
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Uncertainty
The sequence and perpetrator are established by the criminal record.
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Why it matters
City Hall was both a crime scene and the institution whose changing representation had made Milk's election possible.
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