In 1951, a jury convicted this couple of conspiracy to pass secrets concerning the atomic bomb to Soviet agents during World War II.--Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
The only direct evidence of the Rosenberg's involvement was the confession of Greenglass. The left-wing community believed that the Rosenbergs were prosecuted because of their membership in the Communist Party. Their case became the cause célèbre of leftists throughout the nation.
In June 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for conspiring to commit espionage under the American Espionage Act of 1917. Communist Party members, the Rosenbergs were convicted of transmitting secret information. about the atomic bomb for the Soviet Union in 1945.
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