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Which came first: the Battle of the Alamo or Heidi?

The Battle of the Alamo came first, in 1836 (fought). Heidi followed 44 years later, in 1880 (published).

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  1. First1836

    The Battle of the Alamo

    event · fought

    The Battle of the Alamo was fought in 1836, when Texas was breaking away from Mexico.

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  2. Second1880

    Heidi

    book · published

    Johanna Spyri's Heidi was first published in 1880.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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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.