Science on the 14th of March 1794 in history

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Date	Type	Text
14 Mar 1794 Cotton gin	science	Cotton gin In 1794, Eli Whitney was issued a U.S. patent for his cotton gin. His invention replaced much processing by hand labour, and revolutionized the textile industry. Cotton became commercially important in the southern US, with a resulting demand for slaves to tend the fields and harvest the cotton crops.	0
14 Mar 1794 Eli Whitney	science	Eli Whitney (technology) Eli Whitney receives a patent for his cotton gin in the United States.	0

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