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feb 21, 1846 - 1846 Elias Howe invents the sewing machine.

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At a time when people had to make their own clothes at home or pay someone else to sew them by hand, Elias Howe invents the sewing machine. Now clothes can be made in large factories.

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feb 21, 1846
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~ 180 years ago