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March 14. Slow day.
1794. Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. While a tremendous innovative development that turns cotton into a cash king, it has the unfortunate side effect of making slavery a much more profitable institution.
1942. Anne Miller becomes the first patient to be successfully treated with penicillin.
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