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Which came first: Crayola or Nineteen Eighty-Four?
Crayola came first, in 1885 (founded). Nineteen Eighty-Four followed 64 years later, in 1949 (published).
- First1885
Crayola
company · foundedCrayola began in 1885 as Binney & Smith, a maker of pigments; its first Crayola crayons came in 1903.
- Second1949
Nineteen Eighty-Four
book · publishedOrwell nearly called Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, The Last Man in Europe.
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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.