Eli Whitney is considered to be one of the innovators. Whitney began tutoring in South Carolina after graduating from Yale. In fact, upon his arrival, his salary proposal was cut in half, causing him ...

The monkey wrench, Valentine's Day card, birth control pill and even Tupperware were all born within Worcester County. ...

He thinks Whitney Avenue should be renamed, and is also urging Yale to rethink how it uses Eli Whitney’s name, including its Eli Whitney Students Program, which serves nontraditional students ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Yale University business student is proposing renaming Whitney Avenue in New Haven. Robert Lucas, an MBA student, said the legacy of Eli Whitney should be studied,… ...

The Lake Whitney Dam on the border of New Haven and Hamden has been going strong since 1860, when Eli Whitney and the city built it. But it’s in need of rehabilitation — a major construction project — ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Yale University business student is proposing renaming Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. The student, Robert Lucas, said the legacy of Eli Whitney should be ...