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Which came first: Live Aid or Thomas the Tank Engine?

Thomas the Tank Engine came first, in 1946 (first appears). Live Aid followed 39 years later, in 1985 (held).

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  1. Second1985

    Live Aid

    event · held

    Live Aid, in 1985, was broadcast live to an estimated 1.9 billion people.

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  2. First1946

    Thomas the Tank Engine

    character · first appears

    Thomas the Tank Engine first appeared in a 1946 book by a clergyman, the Rev. W. Awdry.

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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.