Rosenbergs are Executed - June 19, 1953
Today in History, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are put to death by the electric chair. They were accused of passing on U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets. They were brought to Sing Sing Prison in New York a couple of months before this. The couple had been members of the Young Communist League. They married in 1939, and had two sons.
Source: History.com-Rosenbergs Executed
See also: Rosenbergs Convicted
Harry Gold Espionage
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