Today's Highlight in History: On June 19, 1953, Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y. On this date: In 1862, Congress passed, and President Abraham Lincoln signed, a measure abolishing slavery in U.S. territories.
via Ossining Newswire http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_23491808/today-history-today-is-wednesday-june-19-2013
via Ossining Newswire http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_23491808/today-history-today-is-wednesday-june-19-2013
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