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Photographs of the Transit of Venus Across the Sun
Pierre Janssen used his "photographic revolver to show Venus's path across the sun. -
First Moving Picture of a Horse Gallop
Eadweard Muybridge took at least twelve images of a horse galloping to prove to a man for a bet that all four hooves of a horse are off the ground in a horse gait. -
Zoopraxiscope
Eadweard Muybridge holds a public demonstration of his Zoopraxiscope, a "magic lantern" provided with a rotating disc with artist's renderings of Muybridge's chronophotographic sequences. -
Edison gets patent for Kinetoscope
Edison is granted Patent #493,426 for "An Apparatus for Exhibiting Photographs of Moving Objects" (the Kinetoscope). -
Momijigari Was Released
Momijigari, aka "Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves" was released. It was the first film to be declared important cultural property. -
Cleopatra (Gaskill) Released
Starring Helen Gardner, this was one of the earliest American feature films -
The International Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed
"International" was removed from the name. Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is most famous for its annual presentation of the Academy Awards, also known as the "Oscars". -
Dracula and Frankenstein Debuted
The era of monster movies and universal horror blossomed to create these gems. -
Rebecca Debuted
Alfred Hitchcock's American film debut released in 1940. -
Birth of Science Fiction
Movies like Forbidden Planet, and War of the Worlds make themselves known. -
Psychological Horror was Birthed.
Films like Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho began to become popular. -
STAR WARS was Released
The space opera directed by George Lucas that people still talk about today. -
Airplane! Released
The 1980's parody/disaster film was released. -
The Matrix was released
This 1999 film pushed the boundaries of VFX and created the classic "bullet time" effect. -
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The first movie in the Harry Potter series. -
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The Harry Potter movie franchise was born.
The eight part epic of a magical boy at a magical school, fighting the bad and fighting for the good. -
Marvel's The Avengers
The collection of Heroes we all know and love.
