Earlier
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Earlier #40

3 May 2026
Question 1
Which happened earlier?
A First issue of The Times ✓ Earlier
B First issue of The Guardian
First issue of The Times (1 January 1785) came before First issue of The Guardian (5 May 1821)
Question 2
Which happened earlier?
A First transatlantic telegraph message ✓ Earlier
B Telephone patented (US)
First transatlantic telegraph message (16 August 1858) came before Telephone patented (US) (7 March 1876)
Question 3
Which happened earlier?
A Edward Snowden revelations begin
B News of the World phone hacking scandal breaks ✓ Earlier
News of the World phone hacking scandal breaks (4 July 2011) came before Edward Snowden revelations begin (5 June 2013)
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