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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Nov 15, 2024, 12:28 PM Nov 15

On this day, November 15, two of the Unabomber's bombs activated; one in 1979 and the other in 1985.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_15

• 1979 – A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.

• 1985 – A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes.
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