The Rosenberg Case

The Rosenberg case is an espionage case in the U.S.. The two criminals were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.  They were arrested in 1950 for giving military information to the Soviet Union. Julius and Ethel were married and had two children who later on wrote a book about their parents. The Rosenberg family weren't the only ones involved. They had convinced David Greenglass, Ethel's brother, and Harry Gold, laboratory chemist, to inform them about top-secret data on nuclear weapons. The Rosenbergs were found guilty and were executed by electrocution. David Greenglass was sentenced to 15 years of prison when he pleaded guilty and testify against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. He died in 2014. Harry Gold was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He died in 1972. They executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg on June 19,1953.