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Flying Shuttle
John Kay invents the flying shuttle. -
Spinnng Jenny
James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny. -
The Water Frame
Richard Arkwright invents the water frame. -
The Mule
Samuel Crompton invents the mule. -
The First Lowell Mill
Francis Cabot Lowell opens the world's first Lowell mill in Boston. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
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Compromise of 1850
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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American Civil War
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Egypyt Ranks #5 in producing cotton
The cotton crop was extremely important to the people of Egypt and the world. -
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China's Hukou
China's class new class system is created under the new communist rule. -
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The Soviet Union Redirects Rivers
The Soveit Union redirected rivers that feel the Aral Sea. By 1998, the Aral sea shrunk by 80%. -
WTO Sides with Brazil
The World Trade Organization sided with Brazil condemming US's illegal subsidies. -
Baby Talk!
Cotton Babies's Jennifer Labit is named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. -
Cotton. From blue to green.
Cotton Inc.'s "go green" campaign "Cotton. From blue to green." is launched and is very successful.
