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On this day: March 14

Published On: Mar 08 2013 01:54:35 PM CST   Updated On: Mar 14 2013 01:00:00 AM CDT

America's first town hall meeting is held, Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin, Pan Am is incorporated, and JFK's body is moved to a permanent memorial, all on this day.

OTD March 14 - cotton gin patent
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U.S. Patent Office

1794: Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin, a mechanical device that removes the seeds from cotton, a process that had previously been extremely labor intensive.

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