Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for passing classified information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. They were accused of being part of a complex network of spies sympathetic to the Russians. The trials were criticized for being unfair due to the Communist and Jewish affiliations of the accused. Later evidence […]
Ethel Kennedy was born in Chicago in 1928 and married Robert Kennedy in 1950. They had 11 children and were involved in politics, campaigning for John F. Kennedy and Robert’s own presidential campaign. After Robert’s assassination, Ethel focused on public service, particularly the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Project. Ethel Kennedy was born Ethel Skakel in Chicago, […]
