Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: the Pony Express or The Starry Night?
The Pony Express came first, in 1860 (began). The Starry Night followed 29 years later, in 1889 (painted).
- First1860
The Pony Express
event · beganThe Pony Express carried mail across the American West for only 18 months, from 1860.
- Second1889
The Starry Night
painting · paintedVan Gogh painted The Starry Night in 1889, from his room at an asylum in southern France.
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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.