[DOC] [TLE] Rosenbergs executed - Jun 19, 1953 - HISTORY.com [PAR] The Rosenbergs were the first U.S. citizens to be convicted and executed for 
espionage ... of espionage on June 17, 1950, and accused of heading a spy ring 
that passed ... them to death and the pair was taken to Sing Sing to await 
execution. During the next two years, the couple became the subject of both 
national and... [DOC] [TLE] Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed - Jun 19, 1953 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit 
... Specifically, they were accused of heading a spy ring that passed top-secret ... 
Julius Rosenberg was the first to be executed, at about 8 p.m. on June 19, 1953. 
... to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in... [DOC] [TLE] Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - Wikipedia [PAR] Criminal charge, Conspiracy to commit espionage. Criminal penalty, Capital 
punishment. Criminal status, Executed. Children, Michael Meeropol, Robert 
Meeropol. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who spied for the 
Soviet Union and were tried, convicted, and executed for ... Julius became a 
leader in the Young Communist League USA while at City... [DOC] [TLE] June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing ... [PAR] June 19th, 1953 - Ethel Rosenberg, Julius Rosenberg,1st US civilians .... couple 
who became the only Americans put to death for spying during the Cold War. ..... 
the only two civilians ever executed in American history for the crime of treason. [DOC] [TLE] Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg | American spies ... [PAR] The first American civilians to be executed for espionage and the first to suffer 
that ... case of the British spy Klaus Fuchs, who had been arrested for giving U.S. 
and ... The arrests of Greenglass and Julius Rosenberg followed quickly in June 
and ... and the Rosenbergs were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing 
Prison in... [DOC] [TLE] Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Died, June 19 1953 (aged 35) (Julius), and aged 37 (Ethel) ... Sing Sing (both) ... 
Soviet Union, as they were the first American civilians to be executed for 
espionage, ... The United States used U-2 spy planes to illegally fly over Soviet 
territory. ... During World War II, the USSR and the U.S. became allies in war, but 
the U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] Facets Limited Releases: The Unquiet Death of Julius and Ethel ... [PAR] On June 19, 1953, during the height of McCarthyism, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg 
were ... In the first comprehensive documentary to examine the Rosenbergs' case
, Alvin ... Their trial the following year became a major political event in U.S. Cold-
War politics, and it ended with their execution at Sing Sing Prison in 1953. [DOC] [TLE] Execution of the Rosenbergs | US news | The Guardian [PAR] Jun 19, 2003 ... On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in ... Saturday 20 
June 1953 11.01 EDT Last modified on Thursday 19 June 2003 ... Julius and 
Ethel Rosenberg were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison ... The 
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n June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing ... 
suspicion of espionage on June 17, 1950, and accused of heading a spy ring that 
... During the next two years, the couple became the subject of both... [DOC] [TLE] On the 60th Anniversary of Their Execution, The Legacy of the ... [PAR] Jun 19, 2013 ... June 19, 1953 was a Friday and the execution, which had already been ... 
Throughout the decades, many have maintained that the couple was ... 
Snowden's crime doesn't fit the standards of treason, anyway. ... Sixty years ago, 
the Rosenbergs became the only two American civilians to be executed on...

Question: On June 19, 1953 at Sing Sing, this couple became the first U.S. civilians executed for the crime of spying
Answer: the Rosenbergs