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Eli Whitney is born in Westoboro, Massachusetts.
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Eli Whitney graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale.
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Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin on March 14, 1794 to make the process of removing seeds from cotton easier.
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The Cotton Gin is patented.
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Whitney dies of prostate cancer.
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A higher quality Cotton Gin is advertised by Lummus and starts the widespread sale of the Gins.
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Cotton Gins are still used in factories now, but are way more efficient than those from the 1800's.
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