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Which came first: Aspirin or Ford?

Aspirin came first, in 1897 (first made). Ford followed 6 years later, in 1903 (founded).

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  1. First1897

    Aspirin

    medicine · first made

    Bayer chemists first made pure aspirin in 1897; by 1899 Bayer had named it Aspirin and was selling it worldwide.

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  2. Second1903

    Ford

    company · founded

    Ford was founded in 1903, five years before the Model T.

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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.