Top O' the Mornin' to ya, and Welcome to Thursday Thirteen! Seein' as we're near St. Paddy's Day, thought celebratin' w' a bit o' the Irish lilt would be in order.
Thursday Thirteen is the meme where you make up a list of 13 things and list them on Thursdays. Topic is your choice. If you need ideas, check the list at the top of the blog.
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Today's Fact
On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a US patent for the cotton gin, a machine that vastly simplifies cotton harvesting. It led to huge profits for the cotton-rich South, but also increased the demand for slaves to pick the expanded cotton crops.
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don't celebrate the green much here.i miss that
ReplyDeleteWhitney certainly contributed to change.
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