Julius and Ethel Rosenberg faced capital punishment for espionage in 1951. They went to Old Sparky in Sing Sing Prison after a much-publicized trial that triggered protests worldwide. The question of Ethel's guilt remains contentious. Ultimately, her brother admitted selling her out because he wanted to protect his own wife. There's no doubt that Julius gave atomic secrets to the Soviet Union but it's unlikely that Ethel committed the crimes she was convicted for. | History Collection

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One final kiss before execution, 1953- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg share one final kiss and sing "The Internationale" as they were being strapped to the electric chair. On June 19, 1953, at Sing Sing Prison in New York, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed, the first American civilians put to death for espionage during peacetime. Accused of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, their trial gripped the nation during the height of the Red Scare. The couple maintained their innocence to th