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The article says 1886, but the caption on the video and Wikipedia both say 1896, which seems much more plausible.

I believe you but out of curiosity why does 1886 seem "much more plausible" than 1896? I don't think I could have picked correctly from those two dates without straight guessing even if it was the last question on who wants to be a millionaire.

I'm guessing its because of technology rather than the subject. They were famous for films they created from 1895+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_and_Louis_Lumi%C3%A8re

because it wasn't until like 1888[0] or the early-mid 1890's[1] that a "movie camera" became something real.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundhay_Garden_Scene

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_camera#History

Ok, we've added 10 years above. Thanks!

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