Dec. 20
1790 The first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, R.I.
1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
Dec. 20
1790 The first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, R.I.
1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
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