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Which came first: Concorde or the Sony Walkman?

Concorde came first, in 1969 (first flight). The Sony Walkman followed 10 years later, in 1979 (released).

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  1. First1969

    Concorde

    aircraft · first flight

    Concorde first flew on 2 March 1969 from Toulouse and first went supersonic that October.

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  2. Second1979

    The Sony Walkman

    product · released

    The first Walkman went on sale in Japan in July 1979 for about 33,000 yen; it ran on two AA batteries.

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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.