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Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Deseret News archives: Rosenberg case in 1951 was part of Cold War fervor in America
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 29, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted in New York of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. Their trial was sensational and headline-grabbing. The pair was executed in June 1953. But were they guilty? Newspaper headlines in March 1951 centered on the Rosenberg trial and the Manhattan Project, as well as a New York City trial focused on mob boss Frank Costello, and the daily inquiries of Hollywood celebrities in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C. The Cold War was in full swing. The Rosenbergs and Morton Sobell were accused of being Soviet spies who passed along information to the Soviet Union and recruited Manhattan Project spies. Julius was a U.S. citizen and electrical engineer. His wife Ethel may have been privy to his exploits. Their trial remains controversial today. But court records made public in recent years through a judge's order cast doubt on the conventional narrative of a Cold War espionage case that captivated the country. It makes for great investigation. New documents showed that Ethel Rosenberg's brother, whose damning trial testimony against her and her husband helped secure the couple's conviction, had never implicated his sister in an earlier appearance before a grand jury. The brother, David Greenglass, offered the grand jury no evidence of his sister's direct involvement and said he never discussed such matters with his sister. In 1953, a photo of the Rosenbergs' two sons reading a newspaper the day before their parents were executed appeared in many publications. Since then, the two boys have tried to exonerate their mother. As young boys, Robert and Michael Meeropol visited the White House in 1953 in a failed bid to get President Dwight Eisenhower to prevent their parents' executions. They later appealed to President Barack Obama. Here are some articles from Deseret News archives about the case, the trial and the eventual execution of the pair: 'Testimony from Rosenberg brother released in famous spy case' 'Prosecution may have lied about Rosenberg' 'Sons of Ethel Rosenberg plead with Obama to exonerate mother' 'Rosenberg kin call on U.S. to clear parents of spying" 'To KGB, `Babylon' was S.F. and `Boar' was Churchill' 'Tour of D.C. spotlights famous spy hangouts' 'A brief look at the history of the Espionage Act'
Chicago Tribune
29-03-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: World War II cheese and meat rationed
Today is Saturday, March 29, the 88th day of 2025. There are 277 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 29, 1943, World War II rationing of meat, fats and cheese began, limiting American consumers to store purchases of an average of about two pounds a week for beef, pork, lamb and mutton using a coupon system. Also on this date: In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted in New York of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. (They were executed in June 1953.) In 1961, the 23rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. In 1971, Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in the 1968 My Lai massacre. (Initially sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor, Calley's sentence would ultimately be commuted by President Richard Nixon to three years of house arrest.) In 1971, a jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. (The sentences were commuted when the California state Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in 1972.) In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1974, a group of Chinese farmers digging a well struck fragments of terra-cotta buried underground; archaeologists would ultimately discover terra-cotta sculptures of more than 8,000 soldiers and other figures. The 'Terra-cotta Army' would become one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. In 1984, under the cover of early morning darkness, the Baltimore Colts football team left its home city of three decades, sending the team's equipment to Indianapolis in moving trucks without informing Baltimore city or Maryland state officials. In 2004, President George W. Bush welcomed seven former Soviet-bloc nations (Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) into NATO during a White House ceremony. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Eric Idle is 82. Former British Prime Minister John Major is 82. Basketball Hall of Famer Walt Frazier is 80. Football Hall of Famer Earl Campbell is 70. Actor Brendan Gleeson is 70. Actor Christopher Lambert is 68. Actor Annabella Sciorra is 65. Comedian-actor Amy Sedaris is 64. Model Elle Macpherson is 61. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat from Nevada, is 61. Actor Lucy Lawless is 57. Tennis Hall of Famer Jennifer Capriati is 49. Musician-author Michelle Zauner is 36.
Boston Globe
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Today in History: March 29, ‘Terra-cotta Army' discovered in China
Advertisement In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted in New York of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. (They were executed in June 1953.) In 1961, the 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. In 1971, Army Lieutenant William L. Calley Jr. was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in the 1968 My Lai massacre. (Initially sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor, Calley's sentence would ultimately be commuted by President Richard Nixon to three years of house arrest.) In 1971, a jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. (The sentences were commuted when the California state Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in 1972.) In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1974, a group of Chinese farmers digging a well struck fragments of terra-cotta buried underground. Archaeologists would ultimately discover terra-cotta sculptures of more than 8,000 soldiers and other figures. The 'Terra-cotta Army' would become one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. In 1984, under the cover of early morning darkness, the Baltimore Colts football team left its home city of three decades, sending the team's equipment to Indianapolis in moving trucks without informing Baltimore city or Maryland state officials. Advertisement In 2004, President George W. Bush welcomed seven former Soviet-bloc nations (Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) into NATO during a White House ceremony.
