DP 1953 Us vs. Them: Sacco and Venzetti (1920s) - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (1950s) The Execution of The Rosenbergs The Rosenbergs were accused of heading a spy ring that passed top-secret information concerning the atomic bomb to the Soviet They denied the charges but would not testify against themselves (Fifth Amendment.) Still claiming they were being prosecuted for radical beliefs, the Rosenbergs were convicted and executed. Often described as at the time because evidence in both cases was not “hysteria” overwhelming, Russian documents (Verona Papers) released in the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union revealed the Rosenbergs were indeed Soviet spies. DP 1954 last edited by 3 months ago Finally in 1954, McCarthy made accusations against the U.S. Army, which resulted in a nationally televised Senate investigation. McCarthy’s bullying methods and his reckless, unproven accusations discredited him. The Senate condemned McCarthy for improper conduct and three years later McCarthy died a broken man.
DP 1953 Us vs. Them: Sacco and Venzetti (1920s) - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (1950s) The Execution of The Rosenbergs The Rosenbergs were accused of heading a spy ring that passed top-secret information concerning the atomic bomb to the Soviet They denied the charges but would not testify against themselves (Fifth Amendment.) Still claiming they were being prosecuted for radical beliefs, the Rosenbergs were convicted and executed. Often described as “hysteria” at the time because evidence in both cases was not overwhelming, Russian documents (Verona Papers) released in the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union revealed the Rosenbergs were indeed Soviet spies. DP 1954 last edited by 3 months ago Finally in 1954, McCarthy made accusations against the U.S. Army, which resulted in a nationally televised Senate investigation. McCarthy’s bullying methods and his reckless, unproven accusations discredited him. The Senate condemned McCarthy for improper conduct and three years later McCarthy died a broken man.