Death-Penalty

Trump Demands Death Penalty in $85,000 Ads Against Central Park Five

1989-05-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Two weeks after five Black and Latino teenagers were arrested for the brutal rape and beating of a jogger in Central Park, Donald Trump spent $85,000 to place full-page advertisements in four major New York newspapers calling for their execution. The ads, which appeared in The New York Times, New …

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Convicted of Espionage in Controversial Red Scare Trial

1951-03-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On March 29, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage after a three-week trial that began on March 6, 1951. The couple had been charged with providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and nuclear weapon designs to …

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