Execution of Rosenbergs
Unverified
Date
June 19, 1953
Type
National
Author
htristian82
Location
New York,
United States
Categories
Political & Governance
Births & Deaths
Event Details
On June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison for conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets.
They were the only American civilians executed for espionage during the Cold War, fueling the Red Scare and McCarthyism.