Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the Boston Tea Party or Columbia University?
Columbia University came first, in 1754 (founded). The Boston Tea Party followed 19 years later, in 1773.
- Second1773
The Boston Tea Party
event · happenedProtesters dumped about 340 chests of East India Company tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773.
- First1754
Columbia University
university · foundedColumbia was founded in 1754 as King's College, by a charter from King George II.
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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.