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Ethel Greenglass (Rosenberg) is born in New York City. Her mother is of Austria and her father of Russia. She had two brothers, David and Bernard, and also a half-brother.
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Julius Rosenberg is born in New York City. He is the son of Russian immigrants and had one brother and three sisters.
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Julius joins the Young Communist League at the age of 14. "I feel that the majority of people should decide for themselves what kind of government they want."
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Julius attends school of engineering at New York college and graduates with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
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Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Greenglass are married.
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Ethel signs a Communist Party nominating petition.
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Michael Allen Rosenberg is born.
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Robert Harry Rosenberg is born. (Michael and Robert, left)
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In 1949 (exact date not specified), the FBI discovered that the secret of the construction of the atomic bomb had been stolen and given the Soviet Union.
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Harry Gold confesses to FBI his involvement in Soviet espionage. This leads to the discovery of David and Ruth Greenglass' involvement and eventually Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's.
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Julius Rosenberg is arrested after suspicion was raised. He had previously been fired from his job with the Signal Corps after they discovered he was a member of the Communist Party.
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Ethel Rosenberg is arrested.
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The trial against the Rosenbergs begins.
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Ethel and Julius Rosenbergs are convicted and sentenced to death. "I refuse to answer on the ground that this might be incriminating."
-Ethel Rosenberg "I would like to state that my personal opinions are that the people of every country should decide by themselves what kind of government they want."
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed by electric chair. "This death sentence is not surprising. It had to be."
-Julius Rosenberg
