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Cotton gin petition
On June 20, 1793, Eli Whitney, who had graduated from Yale the previous year, wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. The gin ...
Worcester County Wonders: The unintended consequences of Westborough's most famous native
After his death, Eli Whitney was described as "one of the most distinguished men who our country as produced." ...
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Griswold of Yale Is Dead at 56; Hailed as Greatest Eli President
NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 19--Yale University was shocked this afternoon by the sudden death of A. Whitney Griswold, its 16th president. Griswold, who has been president since 1950, died of cancer in ...
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Eli Whitney's cotton gin
click image for close-up In October of 1793, Eli Whitney sent a drawing of his new invention, the cotton gin, to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in application for a patent. Jefferson replied ...
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First Eli Bulldog Barked at Opponents In 1890; Second Licked Harvard's Feet
a sealed glass case in the Trophy Room of Payne-Whitney Gymnasium. It was 34 years before Yale upperclassmen again decided a live mascot was needed. In 1932 they collected pennies from freshmen ...