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The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney, revolutionized slave-based agriculture in the Southern United States.. The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the emergence of the United States as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Hominy – this is a specialized corn dish known by many North American native people. Today, it is most commonly seen in the Southern United States. [31] Hockey – both field hockey and ice hockey are based on a game called shinny. This indigenous stickball game was played throughout North America well before the European arrival.
American cabinetmaker Allen B. Wilson of Willet, New York invented the vibrating shuttle design in 1850. The owners of the 1848 Bradshaw patent claimed infringement by Wilson. However, it was without justication. In order to avoid a lawsuit, Wilson relinquished his interest in U.S. Patent #7,776 that was issued to him on November 12, 1850.
Oberlin College (founded 1833) was the first mainly white, degree-granting college to admit African-American students. [131] However, before the Civil War it is likely that only 3-5% of Oberlin students were African-American. [132] By 1900, 400 African-Americans had earned B.A. degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oberlin, and 70 other "leading colleges."
1900 Fly swatter. A fly swatter is a hand-held device for swatting and killing flies and other insects. The first modern fly-destruction device was invented in 1900 by Robert R. Montgomery, an entrepreneur based in Decatur, Illinois. [75] On January 9, 1900, Montgomery was issued U.S. patent #640,790 for the "Fly-Killer". [76] 1900 Thumbtack
c. 1900 United States: The Standard Adding Machine Company released the first 10-key adding machine in about 1900. The inventor, William Hopkins, filed his first patent on October 4, 1892. The 10 keys were set on a single row. 1902 United States: First model of Dalton adding machine is built. [49]
A Documentary History of Education in the South Before 1860 (5 vol 1952); vol 5 online; Thelin, John R. ed. Essential documents in the history of American higher education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014) online; Willis, George, Robert V. Bullough, and John T. Holton, eds. The American Curriculum: A Documentary History (1992)
Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century; Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II; Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991), during the Cold War; Timeline of United States inventions (after 1991), after the dissolution of the Soviet Union