[Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, separated by heavy wire screen as they leave U.S. Court House after being found guilty by jury] / World Telegram photo by Roger Higgins. 1951. Courtesy of Miscellaneous Items in Demand, Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-117772
On this day, March 6th, 1951, the Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg began in the US District Court for the Southern District of NY (including Manhattan).
The Rosenbergs were tried for and eventually convicted of espionage, specifically for passing secrets relating to the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
They were executed on June 19th, 1953, in Sing Sing Prison.
The Rosenbergs were the first US Civilians to be tried for espionage and were the only two American civilians to be executed for espionage during the Cold War.
The Rosenbergs were tried for and eventually convicted of espionage, specifically for passing secrets relating to the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
They were executed on June 19th, 1953, in Sing Sing Prison.
The Rosenbergs were the first US Civilians to be tried for espionage and were the only two American civilians to be executed for espionage during the Cold War.
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