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Julius Rosenberg

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  1. Julius Rosenberg born in New York City

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  2. Alleged espionage conspiracy to pass atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  3. Julius Rosenberg arrested on suspicion of espionage

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  4. Julius Rosenberg arrested on espionage charges

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  5. Rosenbergs' attorneys pursue federal appeals challenging conviction and sentences

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  6. Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg begins in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  7. Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg commences in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  8. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  9. Judge Irving R. Kaufman sentences Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  10. Clemency petition filed with President Harry S. Truman

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  11. Substantial international campaign launched to save the Rosenbergs' lives

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  12. Clemency petition filed with President Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  13. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas grants stay of execution

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  14. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  15. President Eisenhower refuses clemency request on morning of execution

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  16. Julius Rosenberg executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York

    Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg