Unibom for University and Airline Bombings

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The first bomb went off on November 15, 1979. It was placed inside a cigar box wrapped in red polka dot wrapping paper. The FBI says an American airline, 727 with 80 persons aboard landed safely today at Washington's Dulles International Airport after a small bomb exploded in a mail pouch in the cargo hold. Three bombs, similar construction, a pattern, and it didn't stop. They dubbed the investigation Unibom for university and airline bombings.

The UNABOM investigation was one of the longest manhunts in American history - it lasted for 18 years starting in 1978. Before the FBI started investigating Ted Kaczynski, they looked into a number of suspects, including a group of friends who loved playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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