Chrono #4 — the timeline
The seven events from October 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published | Arts & culture | 4 years |
| 1953 | Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel, is published in Britain | Arts & culture | 11 years |
| 1964 | The Civil Rights Act is signed (the starting event) | US history | 3 years |
| 1967 | The first Super Bowl | Sports & games | 4 years |
| 1971 | Bangladesh becomes independent | World history | 7 years |
| 1978 | The first “test-tube baby” is born | Science & discovery | 3 years |
| 1981 | President Reagan is shot and survives | US history | — |
The closest call: The Civil Rights Act is signed (1964) and The first Super Bowl (1967), 3 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 11 years, between Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel, is published in Britain and The Civil Rights Act is signed.
Card by card
The line started with The Civil Rights Act is signed (1964). 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.
- President Reagan is shot and survives — 1981. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after The Civil Rights Act is signed (1964).
- George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published — 1949. One of 3 gaps: it belonged before The Civil Rights Act is signed (1964).
- Bangladesh becomes independent — 1971. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The Civil Rights Act is signed (1964) and President Reagan is shot and survives (1981), 17 years apart.
- Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel, is published in Britain — 1953. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published (1949) and The Civil Rights Act is signed (1964), 15 years apart.
- The first Super Bowl — 1967. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Civil Rights Act is signed (1964) and Bangladesh becomes independent (1971), 7 years apart.
- The first “test-tube baby” is born — 1978. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Bangladesh becomes independent (1971) and President Reagan is shot and survives (1981), 10 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #3 (Sat, Oct 3)
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.