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'''Eli Whitney''' was born on December 8, 1765 in [[Westborough]], Massachusetts. He was an American [[inventor]] who patented the [[cotton gin]] on March 14, 1794. In 1798, he built a factory that made guns by machinery. Whitney made machines that created interchangeable parts for guns; you could take a part off of one gun and it would fit into another. This marked the beginning of mass production in the United States. He died on January 9, 1825
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'''Eli Whitney''' was born on December 8, 1765 in [[Westborough]], Massachusetts. He was an American [[inventor]] who patented the [[cotton gin]] on March 14, 1794. In 1798, he built a factory that made guns by machinery. Whitney made machines that created interchangeable parts for guns; you could take a part off of one gun and it would fit into another. This marked the beginning of mass production in the United States. He died on January 9, 1825.
    
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