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Historical Film Events

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  • Eadward Muybridge Wins the Bet

    Eadward Muybridge Wins the Bet
    Eadward bet that a horse's feet were at some point all not touching the ground, so cameras were set up to test this theory, When they viewed the pictures one after another, they discovered that it looked like the horse wss moving.
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    History of Film

  • Thomas Edison Constructs the First Motion Picture Studio

    Thomas Edison Constructs the First Motion Picture Studio

  • Harry Davis Opens Up First Nickelodeon

    Harry Davis Opens Up First Nickelodeon

  • Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith, and Mary Pickford form United Artists.

    Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith, and Mary Pickford form United Artists.

  • Mickey Mouse is introduced in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.

    Mickey Mouse is introduced in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.

  • First Academy Awards Were Presented

    First Academy Awards Were Presented

  • Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is released.

    Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is released.

  • The first commercial television station begins broadcasting.

    The first commercial television station begins broadcasting.

  • Hollywood introduces Cinerama and 3-D.

    Hollywood introduces Cinerama and 3-D.

  • A movie features "Smell-O-Vision."

    A movie features "Smell-O-Vision."

  • Shaft is the first major crime film with an African American hero.

    Shaft is the first major crime film with an African American hero.

  • Titanic becomes the highest grossing film in Hollywood history, earning $580 million domestically.

    Titanic becomes the highest grossing film in Hollywood history, earning $580 million domestically.