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The bet that started it
A $25,000 dollar bet was made at a horse race that at some point while running, all four of the horses hooves were off the ground. -
birth of Vaudeville theatre
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1st kinetiscope parlor
movie theatre with audiences of one -
Lumiere Brothers do what Thomas Edison didn't want to
a projector was created so that an audience of multiple members could watch the 30-60 second movie at the same time. -
Nickelodeons
movies that you paid a nickel to see -
The Great Train Robbery
the first narrative film by Edwin Porter. 12 minutes -
MPPC was founded
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Thomas Edison attempts to hijacker Film industry
thomas edison forcfully enforces mppc -
Mary Pickford's first film
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Nickelodeons host 20 million viewers a week
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Charlie Chaplin's 1st film
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Charile Chaplin brings in 1 million a year
