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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the Kinetograph
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The Edison Corporatioon establishes the first motion-picture studio, a Kinetograph production center nicknamed the Black Maria
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Edison Corporation mechanic Edwin S. Porter turns cameraman, director and producer to make The Great Train Robbery.
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The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh
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Photoplay debuts as the first magazine for movie fans.
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Walt Disney creates his first cartoon, "Alic's Wonderland"
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The head of the Motion Picture producers and Destributors of America, William Hays establishes a code of decency that outlines what is acceptable in films.
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Walt Disney pays $7.4 billion for Pixar Animation Studios, the powerhouse that created the toy story films, Monsters INC, finding nemo, and the incredibles.
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Casablanca premieres in theaters
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Marilyn Monroe, a famouse superstar dies of drug overdose at age 36 leaving the movie industry forever.
