Harvey Milk Timeline

• 1930: Harvey Bernard Milk is born. • 1947: Milk graduates high school. • 1950: ______• 1951: Milk enlists in the Navy. • 1955: Milk is discharged from the Navy. • 1959: ______• 1963: ______• 1965: ______• 1969: ______• 1971: ______• 1972: ______• 1972: Milk moves from New York City to San Francisco. • 1973: Milk opens Castro Camera • 1973: Milk helps the Teamsters with their successful Coors boycott. • 1973: ______• 1973: ______• 1973: Milk runs for District 5 Supervisor for the first time and loses. • 1975: ______• 1976: ______• 1976: ______• 1977: Milk is elected district Supervisor. • 1977: ______• 1977: Milk led Milk led march against the Dade County Ordinance vote. • 1978: The San Francisco Gay Civil Rights Ordinance is signed. • 1978: ______• 1978: Milk is assassinated by Dan White. • 1979: ______• 1979: People protest Dan White’s sentence. This is known as the White Night. • 1981: ______Add the following events into the timeline!

Microsoft is founded. Homosexuality is removed from the APA list of mental disorders. AIDS & HIV are identified. John Lennon releases the “Imagine” album.

The Korean War Begins Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech. Abortion is legalized. The Vietnam War begins.

Star Wars is released. The Stonewall riots occur in New York City.

The Watergate scandal begins. Malcolm X is assassinated.

5,000 people participated in a march on Apple Computers is founded. Washington for lesbian and gay rights George W. Bush loses election for the House of New Jersey rules that transgender persons may Representatives. marry on the basis of their gender identity.

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The Korean War began in 1950.

The Vietnam War began in 1959.

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.

Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.

The Stonewall riots occurred in 1969.

John Lennon released the “Imagine” album in 1971.

The Watergate scandal began in 1972.

Abortion was legalized in 1973.

The APA removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in 1973.

Microsoft was founded in 1975.

Apple Computers were founded in 1976.

New Jersey ruled that transgender persons may marry on the basis of their gender identity in 1976.

Star Wars was released in 1977.

George W. Bush lost the election for the House of Representatives in 1978.

5,000 people participated in a march on Washington for lesbian and gay rights in 1979.

AIDS & HIV were identified in 1981.