Chrono #8 — the timeline
The seven events from October 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | Swan Lake premieres | Arts & culture | 10 years |
| 1887 | Sherlock Holmes first appears in print | Arts & culture | 29 years |
| 1916 | The Easter Rising in Dublin | World history | 17 years |
| 1933 | Prohibition is repealed | US history | 46 years |
| 1979 | The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan (the starting event) | World history | 13 years |
| 1992 | Mae Jemison becomes the first Black woman in space | Space | 19 years |
| 2011 | Egypt's President Mubarak is toppled | World history | — |
The closest call: Swan Lake premieres (1877) and Sherlock Holmes first appears in print (1887), 10 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 46 years, between Prohibition is repealed and The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.
Card by card
The line started with The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan (1979). 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.
- Swan Lake premieres — 1877. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan (1979).
- Prohibition is repealed — 1933. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Swan Lake premieres (1877) and The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan (1979), 102 years apart.
- Egypt's President Mubarak is toppled — 2011. One of 4 gaps: it belonged after The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan (1979).
- The Easter Rising in Dublin — 1916. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Swan Lake premieres (1877) and Prohibition is repealed (1933), 56 years apart.
- Mae Jemison becomes the first Black woman in space — 1992. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan (1979) and Egypt's President Mubarak is toppled (2011), 32 years apart.
- Sherlock Holmes first appears in print — 1887. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Swan Lake premieres (1877) and The Easter Rising in Dublin (1916), 39 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #7 (Wed, Oct 7)
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.