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Which came first: the first Pulitzer Prizes or the Orient Express?
The Orient Express came first, in 1883 (first run). The first Pulitzer Prizes followed 34 years later, in 1917 (first awarded).
- Second1917
The first Pulitzer Prizes
award · first awardedThe Pulitzer Prizes were first awarded in 1917, paid for by newspaper owner Joseph Pulitzer's will.
- First1883
The Orient Express
train · first runThe Orient Express first ran in 1883, carrying passengers from Paris towards Constantinople.
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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.