Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: Heidi or the Mounties?
The Mounties came first, in 1873 (founded). Heidi followed 7 years later, in 1880 (published).
- Second1880
Heidi
book · publishedJohanna Spyri's Heidi was first published in 1880.
- First1873
The Mounties
institution · foundedThe Mounties were founded in 1873 as the North-West Mounted Police.
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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.