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22 Dec 1932
The Mummy film, directed by Karl Freund, was released in the US.
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28 Jul 1932
The American horror movie 'White Zombie' was released at New York City's Rivoli Theater.
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21 Nov 1931
The movie 'Frankenstein,' based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name, was released in the US.
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2 Sep 1931
Bing Crosby made his nationwide solo radio debut.
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14 Mar 1931
The first theater with a movie being projected from the back of the room was opened in New York City.
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14 Feb 1931
The original 'Dracula' movie premiered in New York City, starring Bela Lugosi.
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30 Jan 1931
Silent romance comedy ''City Lights" by Charlie Chaplin premiered at the Los Angeles Theater.
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16 Aug 1930
The world's first colored cartoon with synchronized sound was released.
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9 Aug 1930
Betty Boop Makes Her Debut.
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28 May 1929
The first all-color and all-talking picture, 'On With the Show,' was released.
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16 May 1929
The Oscars are awarded for the first time.
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20 Jan 1929
'In Old Arizona' became the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors.
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17 Jan 1929
Popeye the Sailor Man made his first appearance.
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29 Jul 1928
A screening test of Walt Disney's ''Steamboat Willie” occurred featuring Mickey Mouse.
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15 May 1928
Mickey Mouse appeared in his first cartoon.
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3 Dec 1927
"Putting Pants on Philip", the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
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8 Oct 1927
The first Laurel and Hardy movie, 'The Second Hundred Years,' was released in the United States.
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6 Oct 1927
'The Jazz Singer' was released. It was the first motion picture with pre-recorded dialogue, revolutionizing the movie industry.
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15 Feb 1927
The silent movie 'IT,' directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg, was released in the US.
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8 Feb 1926
Walt Disney Studios was formed after previously being known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.
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26 Jun 1925
Charlie Chaplin's silent movie 'The Gold Rush' was released.
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29 Dec 1924
Peter Pan made his first on-screen appearance.
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13 Jul 1923
The famous iconic Hollywood sign was placed in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, US.
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14 Nov 1922
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began its radio service in the United Kingdom.
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18 Oct 1922
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) was founded.
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23 May 1922
Walt Disney incorporated his first film company called Laugh-O-Gram Studio.
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4 Mar 1922
The silent horror movie "Nosferatu" was released in Berlin, making it the first-ever vampire movie.
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30 Sep 1920
Times Square Theater opened with a capacity of 1,032.
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26 Feb 1920
The first German Expressionist film is premiered.
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5 Feb 1919
United Artists is founded.
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19 Nov 1916
Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.
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21 Dec 1914
The first feature-length silent film comedy, 'Tillie's Punctured Romance,' was released, starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, and Charlie Chaplin.
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3 May 1913
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
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8 May 1912
The film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures was founded.
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26 Feb 1909
A color motion picture is shown to the general public for the first time.
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6 Apr 1906
The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces by James Stuart Blackton became the world's first animation.
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1 Dec 1903
The Great Train Robbery, the first-ever Western film, was released.
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31 Aug 1897
The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
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19 Mar 1895
The Lumière brothers record their first footage.
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15 Jan 1895
The world-famous Swan Lake ballet premiered in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.
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1 Feb 1893
Thomas Edison completed the world's first movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
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15 Jun 1878
The first motion picture was filmed using several cameras to capture galloping horses.
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5 Feb 1870
The first motion picture was shown to a theater audience at the Philadelphia Academy of Music.
