FYI :
[left][color=rgb(0, 0, 0)][size=1em]June 19 marks the anniversary of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's historic execution in 1953.
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[size=1em]Found guilty of relaying U.S. military secrets to the Soviets,[/size][/color][/left]
[left][color=rgb(0, 0, 0)][size=1em] the [/size][size=1em]Rosenbergs were the first U.S. civilians to be sentenced to death[/size][/color][/left]
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for Espionage
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[size=1em]The Rosenbergs were accused of persuading Ethel's brother,[/size][/color][/left]
[left][color=rgb(0, 0, 0)][size=1em]David Greenglass, to provide them with confidential U.S. military[/size][/color][/left]
[left][color=rgb(0, 0, 0)][size=1em] information gained from his involvement in the development of nuclear weapons.
It was believed that Julius, who was an active member of the
Communist party,.....[/size] :wink: [/color][/left]
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[size=1em]then funneled the top-secret information on to Soviet intelligence[/size]
Read more:
[/color][color=rgb(0, 51, 153)]The Rosenberg Executions[/color][color=rgb(0, 51, 153)]
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/rosenberg...z12otsmAwW[/color][/left]