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first motion
British photographer Eadweard Muybridge takes the first successful photographs of motion, showing how people and animals move. -
first film exchange
Henry Miles sets up the first film exchange, allowing exhibitors to rent films instead of buying them. -
first cartoon
The first animated cartoon is produced -
first african american studio
click here The first African-American owned studio, The Lincoln Motion Picture Company, is founded. -
sound
Lee DeForrest demonstrates a method for recording sound on the edge of a film strip. -
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snow white
Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is released. -
america spends money
1992 Americans spend $12 billion to buy or rent video tapes, compared to just $4.9 billion on box office ticket sales. 76 percent of homes have VCRs.