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MCC Daily Tribune

A Talk Today on the Execution of the Rosenbergs

Date: Wednesday, May 17th
Time: Noon
Location: Brighton Campus, Room 5-100

In June of 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were both executed for being spies and giving away the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.

They are the only Americans to be executed during a time of peace for espionage.

Yet, during that time and until today, some claim they were innocent and persecuted for their political beliefs or were sacrificial lambs during the height of the Cold War in a rigged trial.

It is one of the most important, debated stories in American history.

Their story is especially relevant today in our time of fractured politics. 

Join Professor of History, Mark Sample, as he tells this fascinating story of paranoia and political intrigue.

Mark Sample
Anthrop/History/Poli. Science/Sociology
05/17/2023