“If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business.”
“This death sentence is not surprising. It had to be.”
Julius Rosenberg
March 29 2021 — On this day in 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during and after World War II. On Friday June 19, 1953 at 8 pm, Julius Rosenberg was strapped into the electric chair and died after the first jolt. Ethel proved a bit harder to kill. Her heart was still beating after three shocks. Two more needed to be applied to finally end her life. At that point, witnesses saw a puff of smoke escape from her skull.
Ethel became the first woman executed by the U.S. government since Mary Surratt was hanged in 1865 for her alleged role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Declassified documents cast doubt on whether Ethel was guilty as charged. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today
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