Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: La Marseillaise or the Louisiana Purchase?
La Marseillaise came first, in 1792 (written). The Louisiana Purchase followed 11 years later, in 1803 (agreed).
- First1792
La Marseillaise
song · writtenLa Marseillaise was written in a single night in April 1792.
- Second1803
The Louisiana Purchase
event · agreedThe Louisiana Purchase of 1803 roughly doubled the size of the United States.
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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.