Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: the Mayflower Compact or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?
The Mayflower Compact came first, in 1620 (signed). Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star followed 186 years later, in 1806 (published).
- First1620
The Mayflower Compact
document · signedIn November 1620, 41 of the Mayflower's 101 passengers signed the Mayflower Compact aboard the anchored ship.
- Second1806
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
song · publishedThe words of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" were published in 1806; the tune is the ABC song's.
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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.