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Which came first: Levi Strauss & Co. or Swan Lake?
Levi Strauss & Co. came first, in 1853 (founded). Swan Lake followed 24 years later, in 1877 (premiered).
- First1853
Levi Strauss & Co.
company · foundedLevi Strauss started selling dry goods in San Francisco in 1853, twenty years before riveted jeans.
- Second1877
Swan Lake
music · premieredTchaikovsky's Swan Lake was poorly received at its premiere in Moscow in 1877.
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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.