Historical Events tagged with "theodore kaczynski"

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Crime & Law

Publication of the Unabomber manifesto

September 19th, 1995 29 years ago

The Washington Post and The New York Times published the Unabomber manifesto, a 35,000-word essay titled 'Industrial Society and Its Future.' The piece, authored by Theodore John Kaczynski, presented Kaczynski's views on the negative impacts of modern technology on human life and society. This publication followed a series of bombings by Kaczynski, who demanded that the manifesto be printed in major newspapers in exchange for stopping his attacks. Both newspapers faced ethical dilemmas regarding the decision to publish.

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Crime & Law

Unabomber Package Explosion at University of Michigan

November 15th, 1985 39 years ago

A research assistant at the University of Michigan was injured when a package from the Unabomber exploded. The package, intended for Professor Thomas H. C. W. McClure, detonated in his office, leading to an investigation by law enforcement. This incident marked a continuing series of attacks attributed to the Unabomber, a domestic terrorist who sought to engineer fear through targeted bombings.

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