History of Film. By Koalas_are_cool Jan 1, 1832 Phenakistiscope was introduced Jan 1, 1834 The Zoeptrope was invented Aug 12, 1877 Thomas Edison builds Kinetoscope http://www.google.com/imgres?q=kinetiscope&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=876&tbm=isch&tbnid=D57cKFAjOam7PM:&imgrefurl=http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2011/2/12/thomas-edisone28099s-contribution-to-football.aspx&docid=63M-7O2iKdoQ5M&imgurl=http://www.brightsideofnews.com/Data/2011_2_12/Thomas-Edison-Google-Doddle/Kinetiscope%252520from%252520book_350.jpg&w=350&h=330&ei=-99tUNz_HMS-rQHIuYDABw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=374&sig=100446955935505046008&page=1&tbnh=141&tbn Jan 1, 1879 Leland Standford's Bet Jan 1, 1879 Eadweard Muybridge invented zoopraxiscope Jan 1, 1888 George Eastman introduced the first hand-held box camera Jan 1, 1894 The first public Kinetoscope parlor was opened in New York City in 1894 Jan 7, 1894 Fred Ott's Sneeze made in Edison's "Black Maria" Dec 28, 1895 the Lumiere brothers have the worlds first public screening Aug 31, 1897 Dickson invented Kinetograph Jan 1, 1902 A Trip to The Moon is released Oct 4, 1903 The Great Train Robbery was filmed