And according to the police chief, Michael Ryder, it's also one of the oldest, predating the police department by at least 150 years.

This marked the first time that federal land was given without charge to specified settlers, predating the more famous Homestead Act of 1862 by seventy years.

At 25 years it is the longest-running software product line for Microsoft, predating Windows by three years.

The album has also been acknowledged as an influence and precursor to house music, predating the emergence of the genre by over 5 years.

The Finance portfolio is the oldest cabinet position in the province, predating the office of Premier by four years.

The production was one of Japan's first kaiju (giant monster) films, predating Godzilla by 16 years.

Sally was the first audience-participation, issue-driven talk show to have a female host, predating Oprah by 3 years.

The newspaper was first published on the 30 October 1858, predating The Daily Advertiser by ten years.

It is the oldest known alvarezsauroid, predating all other members by about 63 million years.

The Walker brothers are the first known Black major league baseball players, predating Jackie Robinson by 63 years.