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Eli Whitney is born
Eli Whitney the soon to be inventor of the first working cotton gin was born December 8th 1765 -
Cotton Gin designed
Eli Whitney came up with the design and crafted the first cotton gin. -
Cotton Gin Patented
Eli Whitney got the patent for the Cotton Gin -
South Carolina buys patent
South Carolina buy the patent for the Cotton Gin for fifteen thousand dollars. -
Today
The Cotton Gin is still being used to this day
