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Which came first: A Trip to the Moon or The Persistence of Memory?
A Trip to the Moon came first, in 1902 (released). The Persistence of Memory followed 29 years later, in 1931 (painted).
- First1902
A Trip to the Moon
film · releasedA Trip to the Moon, the film where a capsule fired from a cannon hits the Moon in the eye, came out in 1902.
- Second1931
The Persistence of Memory
painting · paintedDalí's melting clocks, painted in 1931, fit on a canvas just 9.5 by 13 inches (about 24 by 33 cm).
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.