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Eli Whitney cotton gin patented 220 years ago today (Mar 14 1794)

March 14, 20141790sadmin


Video: 'How the Cotton Gin Changed America'

(Friday, March 14, 1794) — Eli Whitney today received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry, but the patent was not validated until 1807.

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