Which came first? · Tricky

Which came first: the death of Harriet Tubman or the Lincoln Memorial?

The death of Harriet Tubman came first, in 1913. The Lincoln Memorial followed 9 years later, in 1922 (dedicated).

  1. First1913

    The death of Harriet Tubman

    person · dies

    Harriet Tubman, who led enslaved people to freedom, lived until 1913.

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  2. Second1922

    The Lincoln Memorial

    landmark · dedicated

    The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in 1922, 57 years after Lincoln died.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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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.