Question

What year was the first known cat video recorded?

Answer 1

The first known cat video is believed to have been recorded in 1894. The video, titled "The Boxing Cats", was filmed by Thomas Edison and shows two cats boxing with each other. The video quickly became popular and is considered to be the first ever cat video.

Answer 2

Today is National Cat Day so everyone is passing around cat videos. Here's the original. It's from July 1894 and it was made at Thomas Edison's Black Maria Studio in West Orange, N.J. It's called, "The Boxing Cats." The official summary on the Library of Congress reads, "A very interesting and amusing subject."