Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: Norway or the telephone?
The telephone came first, in 1876 (patented). Norway followed 29 years later, in 1905 (independence).
- Second1905
Norway
country · independenceNorway became fully independent in 1905, when its union with Sweden ended.
- First1876
The telephone
invention · patentedBell's telephone patent was granted on 7 March 1876; his famous first call came three days later.
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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.