This week in Seattle history

Here are some notable events that occurred this week in Seattle and Washington, per the National Archives and HistoryLink .

Feb. 19, 1942: President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 , which authorized the secretary of war and military commanders to evacuate people of Japanese descent and others deemed a threat from the West Coast to internment camps or "relocation centers."

• One month later , the Japanese and Japanese American residents of Bainbridge Island became the first people to be forcibly moved to internment camps and incarcerated during World War II.

Feb. 17, 1970: Approximately 2,000 protesters clashed with police during a Vietnam War-era demonstration at the federal courthouse in Seattle over citations filed against the " Chicago Seven " and the treatment of Black Panther Bobby Seale.

• Conspiracy charges were later filed against the Seattle Liberation Front leaders, who became known as the Seattle Seven, one of whom would later go on to fame as the inspiration for The Dude in the film "The Big Lebowski."

Feb. 19, 1983: Thirteen people were killed by robbers during the Wah Mee Massacre at a club in Seattle's Chinatown-International District known as "one of Seattle's best clubs for high-stakes gambling."

• The lone survivor was able to identify two of the three suspects: Kwan Fai "Willie" Mak and Benjamin Ng, who were convicted of murder and sentenced to life.
• Wai Chiu "Tony" Ng (no relation to Benjamin) was convicted of robbery and assault and served 30 years before being deported to Hong Kong.

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