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apr 12, 1794 - Invention of the cotton gin

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Invented by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin would revolutionize the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber allowing faster harvesting.

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apr 12, 1794
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~ 231 years ago