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Letter Rate 3¢ Package Rate 3¢ Postcard Rate 2¢ Effective 1/1/1952 United States 6/19/1953 Rosenbergs Executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were put to death on this day. They were the first American civilians to be executed for espionage.United States 6/28/1953 First Corvette Made The Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan assembled the first Corvette. The first production line car was completed two days later. There were only 300 Corvettes made that year. American President Dwight D Eisenhower (1/20/1953-1/20/1961) British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (10/26/1951-4/5/1955) German President Theodor Heuss (9/12/1949-9/12/1959)