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Did you Know? The first public movie theater opened after the turn of 20th century
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On June 19, 1905, the Nickelodeon theatre opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Within a few months, the owner, vaudeville promoter Harry Davis, opened more than a dozen Nickelodeon theatres in Pittsburgh. Within two years, more than 8,000 cinemas sprouted up.