· Seattle, Washington

Assassination of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes

injustice

Content note: this entry describes violence.

Filipino American labor reformers Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, officers of ILWU Local 37, were assassinated in Seattle; a civil jury later found the Marcos regime had ordered the killings over their anti-Marcos organizing.

Communities
  • Filipino American
Topics
  • labor
Event type
  • violence

Sources

Also on June 1

achievement

Connie Chung Anchors the CBS Evening News

Connie Chung began co-anchoring the CBS Evening News, becoming the first Asian American-and second woman-to anchor a major US network nightly newscast. (Shares Jun 1 with the Domingo and Viernes assassination.)