Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

On this day in 1953, these couple was executed by the United States government for passing secrets about the A-bomb to the Soviets. If you don’t know the story, you should. In fact, I strongly recommend watching the entire Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War on Netlflix. It’s absolutely and terrifyingly efficient in its ability to talk about what brought us to the point where we are today with the Cold War.

I’m obsessed with the show and I wish every citizen was required to watch it.