History of Film Timeline By s152109 Jan 1, 1832 Phenakistiscope was introduced Jan 1, 1833 Zoetrope was invented Jun 1, 1872 Leland Stanford’s Bet Jan 1, 1877 Charles-Émile Reynaud invents praxinoscope Jan 1, 1879 Eadward Muybridge invented zoopraxiscope Feb 25, 1888 Kinetoscope invented Sep 14, 1888 George Eastman introduced the first hand-held box camera Feb 12, 1892 Invention of the Cinematograph Dec 1, 1893 Black Maria constructed Jan 1, 1894 Fred Ott’s Sneeze was made in Edison’s “Black Maria” Fred Ott's Sneeze Apr 14, 1894 First kinetoscope parlor opened in New York Dec 28, 1895 The Lumiere brothers have the world’s first public film screening Mar 23, 1896 The first public exhibition of projected motion pictures in America was at Koster and Bial's Music Hall Sep 1, 1902 A Trip to The Moon is released Dec 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery is filmed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oTdPklBE0Y