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    • Today in History: March 14, Eli Whitney patents cotton gin

      Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

      On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry. In 1879, physicist Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany.

    • Vaughn: Cotton is a big deal in Georgia

      Vaughn: Cotton is a big deal in Georgia

      The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      First, it’s white, then it’s red, in five days it is dead. My grandfather used to tell me that saying he remembered from growing up on a farm with cotton...

    • In Stamford, spinning the tale of cotton

      In Stamford, spinning the tale of cotton

      The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      STAMFORD – It’s not a post-turkey delusion. Close-up, wool looks something like a yard bird. “Each individual fiber looks like a chicken's leg, it's got...