What Came First? #2

We give you two things. You guess which appeared earliest on the historical timeline.
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1. NFL or NHL
NFL: 1920. NHL: 1917.
NFL
NHL
2. Google or Microsoft
Google: 1998. Microsoft: 1975.
Google
Microsoft
3. Santa Fe or Montreal
Santa Fe: 1607. Montreal: 1642.
Santa Fe
Montreal
4. Cotton candy or hot dogs
Cotton candy: 1897. Hot dogs: 1860s.
Cotton candy
Hot dogs
5. Cotton gin or steam engine
Cotton gin: 1794. Steam engine: 1712.
Cotton gin
Steam engine
6. Anne Boleyn or Joan of Arc
Anne Boleyn was born in 1501. Joan of Arc was born in 1412.
Anne Boleyn
Joan of Arc
7. Microsoft or Apple
Microsoft was founded in 1975. Apple was founded in 1976.
Microsoft
Apple
8. Anne Frank or Martin Luther King Jr
Anne Frank was born in June 1929. MLK was born in January 1929.
Anne Frank
Martin Luther King Jr
9. Cleopatra or Julius Caesar
Cleopatra was born in 69 BC while Caesar was born in 100 BC.
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
10. Byzantine Empire or Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire: 330 AD. Roman Empire: 27 BC.
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
11. Ikea or Walmart
Ikea: 1943. Walmart: 1962.
Ikea
Walmart
12. Seinfeld or Friends
Seinfeld: 1989. Friends: 1994.
Seinfeld
Friends
13. The first heart transplant or lung transplant
Heart transplant: 1967. Lung transplant: 1963.
Heart transplant
Lung transplant
14. Pablo Picasso or Andy Warhol
Pablo Picasso: 1881-1973. Andy Warhol: 1928-1987.
Pablo Picasso
Andy Warhol
15. First subway system or end of the American Civil War?
Subway: 1863. End of Civil War: 1865
Subway system
End of Civil War
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