Thirty years ago.
November 18, mass suicide at Jonestown, Guyana.
November 27, murder of Harvey Milk and George Moscone
"Horror upon horror, shock upon shock.... What is there about November? What is there about San Francisco?" Herb Caen, Nov. 28, 1978, San Francisco Chronicle.
Seems so long ago. I was living in San Francisco that year. My best friend's boss was the father of Larry Layton, the leader of the gunmen who shot Congressman Ryan and others at the airstrip. The rest of their family died that night.
See: Journey to Nowhere, a new world tragedy. Shiva Naipul.
Picture is undated. George Moscone, Jim Jones.
No comments:
Post a Comment