The Early Years of CInema By s612078 Jan 1, 1832 The Phenakistoscope is Invented Jan 1, 1834 Zoetrope is Invented Jan 1, 1878 Leland Standford Makes a Bet Former California Governor made a $25,00 bet on if the hooves of a horse level the ground simultaneously. Jan 1, 1879 Edward Muybridge Invents the Zoopraxiscope Jan 1, 1888 George Eastmen introduces the first Hand-Held Box Camera Jan 1, 1891 Kinetoscope Invented Jan 1, 1893 The Black Maria Jan 1, 1894 Firsts Kinetoscope Parlor Is Opened Jan 9, 1894 Fred Ott's Sneeze was Filmed in the Black Maria Period: Jan 1, 1895 to Jan 1, 1897 The Novelty Period Dec 28, 1895 The Lumiere Brothers' First Public Screening Jan 1, 1902 A Trip to the Moon is Released Jan 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery Is Filmed Dec 30, 1903 Iroquois Theater Fire Jan 1, 1912 Melies' Last Film