BEFORE THE BOMBINGS The Unabomber: A Chronology Before the Bombings 1978-1982 1985-1987 1988-1995 1996-1997 The Trial Special Report: A Question of Competency Trial Transcripts The Unabomber: A Chronology Documents from the Case Reports from Court TV & American Lawyer Media The Players The Bombings The Counts Against Kaczynski The Unabomber's Manifesto Building the Unabombs May 22, 1942 Theodore Kaczynski, Jr. is born in Chicago, Illinois. Six months later, he is put in the hospital for a severe allergic reaction to medication. In the hospital, he is isolated for several weeks from his family. Afterwards, family members have said, his personality seemed to go "flat." 1950 David Kaczynski is born. 1952 The Kaczynski family moves to the Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park, where a young Ted Kaczynski sometimes reads Scientific American on the porch with his mother. 1958 Kaczynski graduates from Evergreen Park High School, two years ahead of his class. He then goes to Harvard, on scholarship, at age 16. 1962 Kaczynski graduates from Harvard and goes to the University of Michigan to get his Ph.D. in math. 1966 The Kaczynski family moves from the Chicago suburbs to Lisbon, Iowa. 1967 He graduates from Michigan and begins teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, as an assistant professor of mathematics in July of this year. 1969 The Kaczynski family moves to the Chicago suburb of Lombard. Neighbors do not recall ever seeing Ted Kaczynski at the one-story home. Kaczynski suddenly resigns from his post at Berkeley on June 30. June 1971 Kaczynski and his brother David purchase a 1.4-acre lot in Lincoln, Montana from Clifford Gehring, Jr. He later builds a 10-by-12 cabin on the site by hand. Mid-1970s Kaczynski lives and works in Salt Lake City.   Sources: AP, New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Newsday, Daily News, 6/18/1996 indictment, 4/4/96 arrest warrant, 4/3/96 Turchie affidavit, Sacramento Bee, LA Times, Court TV reporting. HOMEPAGE | VERDICTS | FAMOUS CASES | TRIAL TRACKING | LEGAL DOCUMENTS | PROGRAM GUIDE | CTTV STORE | GAMES/CONTEST | LEGAL TERMS | SEARCH | INDEX | HOW TO GET CTTV | COMMENTS Copyright© 1999 by the Courtroom Television Network LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this site may be reproduced in any form without permission of Court TV.Nothing in this site is intended to constitute legal advice. COURT TV is a registered trademark and COURT TV ONLINE is a service mark of the Courtroom Television Network.