History of Film By s562033 Sep 21, 1832 Phenakistoscope Sep 21, 1833 Zoetrope Creation Jun 15, 1878 Leland Stanford's Horse Bet Sep 21, 1879 Zoopraxiscope Sep 21, 1888 George Eastman Handheld Kodak Camera May 10, 1889 Kinetoscope Invented May 13, 1893 Black Maria Jan 7, 1894 Fred Ott's Sneez Filmed Sneeze Apr 14, 1894 Kinetoscope Shown in New York Dec 28, 1895 Lumiere Brotheres' First Screening Oct 4, 1902 A Trip to the Moon Dec 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery FIlmed The Film Jun 19, 1905 Popularization of the Nickelodeon Sep 23, 1909 Porter fired from Edison Studios May 26, 1919 Ethel Barrymore Fights for Actor's Screen Credits