SPIES!
June 19, 1953. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, convicted of espionage against the United States, are executed at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York. They were the first civilians to be executed for espionage. Whether or not execution was necessary in this case is a question that continues to be debated even today. A 2003 New York Times editorial stated "The Rosenbergs case still haunts American history, reminding us of the injustice that can be done when a nation gets caught up in hysteria." Certainly a fascinating piece of Cold War history.
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