On this day in history
March 14
American
1794Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin, a machine that makes slavery vastly more profitable in the South.
Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin, a machine that makes slavery vastly more profitable in the South.
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1964Jack Ruby is convicted of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald and sentenced to death.
Jack Ruby is convicted of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald and sentenced to death.
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World
1879Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany.
Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany.
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1883Karl Marx dies in London at age 64.
Karl Marx dies in London at age 64.
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