6 April 1869 Posted on April 5, 2013 by Staff Celluloid is awarded a patent. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good example than to follow a bad one." Thomas Jefferson — Click here for more from Thomas Jefferson Related posts: 24 September 1869 7 December 1869 6 April 1974 3 April 1974