8h 31min, nov 22, 1793 y - Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
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a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America's leading exportAdded to timeline:
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8h 31min, nov 22, 1793 y
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~ 232 years ago