History Of Film By Damara Proby Jan 1, 1832 Phenakistoscope introduced Jan 1, 1834 Zoetrope Invention Jan 1, 1873 Leland Stanford's Bet Jan 1, 1879 Eadweard Muybridge invented zoopraxiscope Jan 1, 1888 George Eastman introduced the first hand-held box camera Jan 1, 1893 Black Maria Jan 1, 1893 Fred Ott’s Sneeze was made in Edison’s “Black Maria” Jan 1, 1894 First Kinetoscope Parlor Opened In New York First kinetoscope Parlor Mar 22, 1895 World's First Public Film Screening Early Cinema.com Aug 31, 1897 Kinetoscope Invented Jan 1, 1902 A Trip To The Moon Jan 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery Jun 19, 1905 First nickelodeon opens frist nickelodeon opns