May 7, 1888 in History

Event:

George Eastman patents "Kodak box camera"





George Eastman History:
March 14, 1932 - George Eastman, U.S. industrialist (Kodak-camera), suicide at 77
June 4, 1929 - George Eastman demonstrates 1st technicolor movie in Rochester, New York
July 30, 1928 - George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures
April 6, 1889 - George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time
September 4, 1888 - George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera and registers "Kodak"
October 14, 1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film
July 12, 1854 - George Eastman, born in Waterville, New York, inventor, Kodak camera


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1995 Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election
1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution
1942 Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion
1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
1914 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in White House
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