Chrono #11 — the timeline
The seven events from October 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Lenin dies | World history | 5 years |
| 1929 | Edwin Hubble publishes his law linking galaxies' distance and speed | Science & discovery | 6 years |
| 1935 | Porgy and Bess premieres | Arts & culture | 8 years |
| 1943 | Oklahoma! opens on Broadway (the starting event) | Arts & culture | 7 years |
| 1950 | The Korean War begins | World history | 4 years |
| 1954 | The Fellowship of the Ring is published | Arts & culture | 4 years |
| 1958 | Jack Kilby builds the first integrated circuit | Inventions & technology | — |
The closest call: The Korean War begins (1950) and The Fellowship of the Ring is published (1954), 4 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 8 years, between Porgy and Bess premieres and Oklahoma! opens on Broadway.
Card by card
The line started with Oklahoma! opens on Broadway (1943). 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.
- Lenin dies — 1924. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before Oklahoma! opens on Broadway (1943).
- Jack Kilby builds the first integrated circuit — 1958. One of 3 gaps: it belonged after Oklahoma! opens on Broadway (1943).
- Porgy and Bess premieres — 1935. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Lenin dies (1924) and Oklahoma! opens on Broadway (1943), 19 years apart.
- The Korean War begins — 1950. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Oklahoma! opens on Broadway (1943) and Jack Kilby builds the first integrated circuit (1958), 15 years apart.
- Edwin Hubble publishes his law linking galaxies' distance and speed — 1929. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Lenin dies (1924) and Porgy and Bess premieres (1935), 11 years apart.
- The Fellowship of the Ring is published — 1954. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between The Korean War begins (1950) and Jack Kilby builds the first integrated circuit (1958), 8 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #10 (Sat, Oct 10)
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.