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Which came first, Google or the United States?

Which came first, Google or the United States?
the United States
1776 — 222 years before Google

the United States came first, by 222 years. The Declaration of Independence was adopted.

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Google the United States
Year 1998 1776
Date 1998-09-04 1776-07-04
Category technology country
What happened Google Inc. was incorporated in a garage in Menlo Park. The Declaration of Independence was adopted.

Google

The date used here is the incorporation, 4 September 1998. Two others compete: the research project called BackRub began at Stanford in 1996, and the google.com domain was registered on 15 September 1997. Google itself has celebrated its birthday on four different September dates over the years, which is a fair indication that no single one is correct. It is younger than Amazon, eBay and Netflix.

the United States

The date used here is the Declaration, 4 July 1776, which is the one people mean. Two others have equal claim: Britain recognised independence in 1783, and the Constitution took effect in 1789, so the current government is younger than the country by thirteen years. The United States is older as a state than Germany (1871), Italy (1861), Canada (1867) and modern Japan (1868).

Common questions

Which came first, Google or the United States?
the United States, by 222 years — 1776 against 1998.
When did Google start?
1998. Google Inc. was incorporated in a garage in Menlo Park.
When did the United States start?
1776. The Declaration of Independence was adopted.

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Sources

  1. Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
  2. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

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