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    • Today in History: March 14, Eli Whitney patents cotton gin

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry. In 1879, physicist Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany.

    • Today in History: JAN 22, Supreme Court gives abortion right

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. In 1938, Thornton Wilder’s play “Our Town” was performed publicly ...