Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Pluto or Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Uncle Tom's Cabin came first, in 1852 (published). Pluto followed 78 years later, in 1930 (discovered).
- Second1930
Pluto
dwarf planet · discoveredPluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, who had been given the search at age 23.
- First1852
Uncle Tom's Cabin
book · publishedIn the US, Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century; only the Bible sold more.
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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.