Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the break-up of Austria-Hungary or Neon lights?
Neon lights came first, in 1910 (first shown). The break-up of Austria-Hungary followed 8 years later, in 1918 (ends).
- Second1918
The break-up of Austria-Hungary
country · endsAustria-Hungary broke apart at the end of World War I in 1918.
- First1910
Neon lights
invention · first shownGeorges Claude first showed neon lights to the public at the Paris Motor Show in 1910.
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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.