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Yale student wants street named after Eli Whitney renamed
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Yale University business student Robert Lucas is proposing renaming Whitney Avenue...
Today in History: March 14, Eli Whitney patents cotton gin
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn 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.
Discover the history of American agriculture
The Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHappy Independence Day, U.S.A! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend celebrating our great nation’s independence with a good, old-fashioned...
American oligarchy: The fight for democracy is just the first step
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNikki Haley; Donald Trump; Jeff Bezos Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Historians have been...
These Inventors Completely Changed the Course of History
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFamous inventors like Thomas Edison, Madam C.J. Walker, John Deere, and Steve Jobs developed ideas...
Connect Charter students heading to national history competition in Maryland
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEight students from Pueblo's Connect Charter School are heading to the University of Maryland,...
Loran Smith: Boll weevils were the bane of a Georgia cotton farmer's existence for years
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the last fortnight, I rode by a farm in south Georgia where cotton was making its way toward...
Ohio was the Underground Railroad's 'Grand Central Station'
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 12—"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." -Toni Morrison As all literate Buckeyes know, the "Rio" in Rio Grande rhymes with Ohio ...
