On this day in history Rosenberg’s convicted of espionage

In one of the most sensational trials in American history, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during and after World War II. The husband and wife were later sentenced to death and were executed in 1953.The conviction of the Rosenbergs was the climax of a fast-paced series of events that were set in motion with the arrest…