Chrono #2 — the timeline
The seven events from October 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1781 | Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown | US history | 29 years |
| 1810 | Mexico's war of independence begins | World history | 66 years |
| 1876 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published (the starting event) | Arts & culture | 33 years |
| 1909 | Louis Blériot flies across the English Channel | Inventions & technology | 42 years |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy premieres | Arts & culture | 34 years |
| 1985 | The first dot-com domain name is registered | Inventions & technology | 23 years |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad premieres | Arts & culture | — |
The closest call: The first dot-com domain name is registered (1985) and Breaking Bad premieres (2008), 23 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 66 years, between Mexico's war of independence begins and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published.
Card by card
The line started with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published (1876). 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.
- Breaking Bad premieres — 2008. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published (1876).
- Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown — 1781. One of 3 gaps: it belonged before The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published (1876).
- I Love Lucy premieres — 1951. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published (1876) and Breaking Bad premieres (2008), 132 years apart.
- Louis Blériot flies across the English Channel — 1909. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published (1876) and I Love Lucy premieres (1951), 75 years apart.
- Mexico's war of independence begins — 1810. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown (1781) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published (1876), 95 years apart.
- The first dot-com domain name is registered — 1985. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between I Love Lucy premieres (1951) and Breaking Bad premieres (2008), 57 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #1 (Thu, Oct 1)
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.