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March 14

4 sourced moments from March 14 in history: Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin (1794); Einstein was born in Ulm in 1879 — and never failed maths; The Mikado premiered in London (1885), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on March 14

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1900 Society & Economy · Economics

The US adopted the gold standard

After decades of fierce monetary warfare, a single 1900 law pinned the American dollar firmly—and only—to gold.

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1885 Culture & Arts · Performing Arts

The Mikado premiered in London

Gilbert and Sullivan's Japanese-set satire opened to seven encores and ran longer than almost any stage work of its age.

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1879 Science · Physics

Einstein was born in Ulm in 1879 — and never failed maths

Born in Ulm on March 14, 1879, Einstein grew up in Munich, was studying calculus by 12 and spent five years with no citizenship at all.

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1794 Technology · Inventions

Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin

A machine that pulled seeds from cotton in seconds made the crop wildly profitable—and deepened American slavery.

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