Chrono #1 — the timeline
The seven events from October 1, 2026 in order, with their years, the gaps between them, and where each card belonged as it was dealt.
The timeline
| Year | Event | Subject | To the next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Stanley finds Livingstone: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” | Science & discovery | 21 years |
| 1892 | Ellis Island opens | US history | 34 years |
| 1926 | Britain's General Strike | World history | 14 years |
| 1940 | The evacuation of Dunkirk | World history | 19 years |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone premieres | Arts & culture | 14 years |
| 1973 | General Pinochet seizes power in Chile | World history | 34 years |
| 2007 | The final Harry Potter book is published (the starting event) | Arts & culture | — |
The closest call: Britain's General Strike (1926) and The evacuation of Dunkirk (1940), 14 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 34 years, between Ellis Island opens and Britain's General Strike.
Card by card
The line started with The final Harry Potter book is published (2007). The six cards came out in this order — each the one with the most room around it among those left, so the early ones are footholds and the last are the squeeze.
- Stanley finds Livingstone: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” — 1871. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The final Harry Potter book is published (2007).
- The evacuation of Dunkirk — 1940. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Stanley finds Livingstone: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” (1871) and The final Harry Potter book is published (2007), 136 years apart.
- General Pinochet seizes power in Chile — 1973. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The evacuation of Dunkirk (1940) and The final Harry Potter book is published (2007), 67 years apart.
- Ellis Island opens — 1892. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Stanley finds Livingstone: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” (1871) and The evacuation of Dunkirk (1940), 69 years apart.
- The Twilight Zone premieres — 1959. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The evacuation of Dunkirk (1940) and General Pinochet seizes power in Chile (1973), 33 years apart.
- Britain's General Strike — 1926. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Ellis Island opens (1892) and The evacuation of Dunkirk (1940), 48 years apart.
About Chrono
Chrono is Noggin’s timeline puzzle, on the second shelf: events dealt one at a time into a growing line, six cards a day, outside the daily line-up. How to play Chrono, or play today’s.