In 1925, when Frank Neuhauser won with the word gladiolus.
The United States National Spelling Bee was started in 1925 by The Courier-Journal newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky.
The national spelling bee, now known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee, began in 1925.
Louisville, Kentucky
Scripps National Spelling Bee was created in 1925.
Gladiolus
Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee was created in 2005.
It was first held in 1925, and the winner was Frank Neuhauser. It was held in Louisville, Kentucky
The "bee" is part of the name of a popular spelling competition called the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The winning word of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee was "knaidel." The winner of the 86th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee and got that word right was Arvind Mahankali.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee began in 1925. That year, the first champion was Frank Neuhauser, a 11-year-old boy from Kentucky who correctly spelled "gladiolus" to win the competition. Since then, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has become an annual tradition and has grown in popularity and prestige.
Washington D.C.
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