Chrono #7 — the timeline
The seven events from October 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | “Black Sunday,” the worst dust storm of the Dust Bowl | US history | 11 years |
| 1946 | ENIAC, the room-sized electronic computer, is unveiled | Inventions & technology | 20 years |
| 1966 | The Miranda ruling: “You have the right to remain silent” | US history | 3 years |
| 1969 | The first message is sent over ARPANET | Inventions & technology | 3 years |
| 1972 | The last astronauts leave the Moon | Space | 5 years |
| 1977 | Elvis Presley dies | Arts & culture | 3 years |
| 1980 | The Solidarity union is founded in Poland (the starting event) | World history | — |
The closest call: The Miranda ruling: “You have the right to remain silent” (1966) and The first message is sent over ARPANET (1969), 3 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 20 years, between ENIAC, the room-sized electronic computer, is unveiled and The Miranda ruling: “You have the right to remain silent”.
Card by card
The line started with The Solidarity union is founded in Poland (1980). 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.
- “Black Sunday,” the worst dust storm of the Dust Bowl — 1935. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The Solidarity union is founded in Poland (1980).
- The Miranda ruling: “You have the right to remain silent” — 1966. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between “Black Sunday,” the worst dust storm of the Dust Bowl (1935) and The Solidarity union is founded in Poland (1980), 45 years apart.
- ENIAC, the room-sized electronic computer, is unveiled — 1946. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between “Black Sunday,” the worst dust storm of the Dust Bowl (1935) and The Miranda ruling: “You have the right to remain silent” (1966), 31 years apart.
- The last astronauts leave the Moon — 1972. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The Miranda ruling: “You have the right to remain silent” (1966) and The Solidarity union is founded in Poland (1980), 14 years apart.
- The first message is sent over ARPANET — 1969. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Miranda ruling: “You have the right to remain silent” (1966) and The last astronauts leave the Moon (1972), 6 years apart.
- Elvis Presley dies — 1977. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between The last astronauts leave the Moon (1972) and The Solidarity union is founded in Poland (1980), 8 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #6 (Tue, Oct 6)
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.