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The domestic terrorist, who evaded authorities for almost 20 years, killed three people and injured 23 others with his homemade bombs.Ted Kaczynski, known as the...

At 14, Marie C. Bolden became the champion of what is believed to be the first national spelling competition in the United States. Her victory...