Ding! Civil War-era history of Scripps National Spelling Bee bell: 'Some of it's a mystery'

Ding! Civil War-era history of Scripps National Spelling Bee bell: 'Some of it's a mystery'
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Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY

When head judge Mary Brooks presses her right hand on top of her bell, it signals that speller has made a mistake. "It has quite a history."

     

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June 01, 2023 at 02:19AM
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