Selecting most recent date between two columns

Question

If I have a table that (among other columns) has two DATETIME columns, how would I select the most recent date from those two columns.

Example:

Answer 1

I think the accepted answer is the simplest. However, I would watch for null values in the dates...

SELECT ID,
       CASE WHEN ISNULL(Date1,'01-01-1753') > ISNULL(Date2,'01-01-1753') THEN Date1
            ELSE Date2
       END AS MostRecentDate
FROM Table