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The first ever thaumotrope was believed to have been invented by John Aryton Paris.
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The first phenakistoscope was invented by Belgian Joseph Plateau.
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Emile Cohl was born. He has since been considered the father of animation.
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Windor McCay was born as Zenas Windsor McCay.
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James Stuart Blackton was born and would create the first stop motion photography video.
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The praxinoscope was invented by Charles-Émile Reynaud.
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John Randolf Bray was born and improved animation production proccesses.
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Max Flaeischer was born and would invent rotoscoping.
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Leon Schlesinger was born and would work at Warner Bros to create Looney Tunes.
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Otto Messmer was born
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The vitagraph studios were created by James Stuart Blackton.
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Wlater Lantz was born.
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Blackton released the enchanted drawing which would become the first ever stop motin photography film.
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Walt Disney was born.
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Hugh Harman was born and would help to create Looney Tunes.
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Rudolph Ising was born and would work with Rudolph Ising on many ocassions.
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James Stuart Blackton released humorous phases of funny faces.
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Fatasmogorie was released and would go on to become the first sop motion animation film and consisted entirely of hand drawn images.
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Originally released as little nemo in slunderland, little nemo was released by Windsor McCay.
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Cohls studio burns down and Cohl loses all but two of his films.
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Winsor McCay releases Gertie the dinosaur.
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Max Fleischer releases out of the inkwell which would start the career of Koko the clown.
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Warner bros was established and would go on to make Looney tunes.
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John Randolf Bray released Thomas the cat which was the first ever colour animation.
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Walt Disney created the laugh o gram studios which would create Walt Disneys first ever animations.
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Otto Meismer released Felix the cat
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Walt Disney released Alice's wonderland.
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MGM was established which would create Tom and Jerry.
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Walter Lantz went to Hollywood where he was employed by Walt Disney.
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Walt Disney released Oswald the lucky rabbit which would be the inspiration for Mickey mouse.
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Walt Disney released Steamboat willie which was the first ever globally successful animation to feature mickey mouse.
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Max Fleischer replaces Koko the clown with Betty Boop.
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Warner bros released Looney tunes in the theatres which is still a very successful series today.
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Walt Disney releases Snow White and the seven dwarfs which would the first feature length animated film.
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MGM released Tom and Jerry which was originally called puss gets the boot.
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Walter Lantz released Woody woodpecker which would go on to be one of his finest ever creations.
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UPA created Mr Magoo who would go on to become a hit.
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James Cameron was born and would go on to make some of the most successful films of all time.
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Nick Park was born and would go on to create Wallace and Gromit.
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The Flintstones was released.
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Hannah Barbara released Scooby Doo.
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Aardman animations was established and would create the most popular plasticine animations ever.
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Pixar was founded as a division of Disney.
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Wallace and Gromit in a grand day out was released and would become one of the most successful plasticine based series of all time.
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Toy story is released in cinemas which would become the first ever computer animated film.
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Aardman animations released Chicken Run at the cinema and would become their first ever feature film.
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Avatar was released in cinemas and used some of the most advance CGI effects of all time.
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Jmaes Cameron has confirmed that there will be sequals to avatar.
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This is when the first ever zoetrope was believed to have been invented.
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