Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: the fall of the Berlin Wall or Starbucks?
Starbucks came first, in 1971 (founded). The fall of the Berlin Wall followed 18 years later, in 1989.
- Second1989
The fall of the Berlin Wall
event · happenedThe Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, and souvenir hunters nicknamed wallpeckers chipped pieces off it.
- First1971
Starbucks
company · foundedThe first Starbucks opened in Seattle in 1971, selling coffee beans rather than drinks.
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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.