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mar 14, 1793 - Invention of the Cotton Gin

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Patented in 1794 by Eli Whitney. The cotton gin speed up the removal of seeds from the cotton fiber. This invention dramatically increased cotton production for southern plantation owners and transformed the American economy.

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mar 14, 1793
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~ 233 years ago