Chrono #9 — the timeline
The seven events from October 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1314 | The Battle of Bannockburn | World history | 180 years |
| 1494 | The Treaty of Tordesillas divides the New World | World history | 387 years |
| 1881 | President Garfield is assassinated | US history | 30 years |
| 1911 | Ernest Rutherford describes the atomic nucleus | Science & discovery | 51 years |
| 1962 | Marilyn Monroe dies (the starting event) | Arts & culture | 33 years |
| 1995 | Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated | World history | 20 years |
| 2015 | The Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide | US history | — |
The closest call: Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated (1995) and The Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide (2015), 20 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 387 years, between The Treaty of Tordesillas divides the New World and President Garfield is assassinated.
Card by card
The line started with Marilyn Monroe dies (1962). 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.
- The Battle of Bannockburn — 1314. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before Marilyn Monroe dies (1962).
- The Treaty of Tordesillas divides the New World — 1494. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between The Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and Marilyn Monroe dies (1962), 648 years apart.
- President Garfield is assassinated — 1881. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The Treaty of Tordesillas divides the New World (1494) and Marilyn Monroe dies (1962), 468 years apart.
- The Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide — 2015. One of 5 gaps: it belonged after Marilyn Monroe dies (1962).
- Ernest Rutherford describes the atomic nucleus — 1911. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between President Garfield is assassinated (1881) and Marilyn Monroe dies (1962), 81 years apart.
- Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated — 1995. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Marilyn Monroe dies (1962) and The Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide (2015), 53 years apart.
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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.