Chrono #12 — the timeline
The seven events from October 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | The gunfight at the O.K. Corral (the starting event) | US history | 21 years |
| 1902 | Georges Méliès's film A Trip to the Moon | Arts & culture | 18 years |
| 1920 | The 19th Amendment gives women the vote nationwide | US history | 51 years |
| 1971 | Astronauts drive a rover on the Moon for the first time | Space | 9 years |
| 1980 | Smallpox is declared wiped out | Science & discovery | 10 years |
| 1990 | Nelson Mandela walks free from prison | World history | 13 years |
| 2003 | The Columbia disaster | Space | — |
The closest call: Astronauts drive a rover on the Moon for the first time (1971) and Smallpox is declared wiped out (1980), 9 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 51 years, between The 19th Amendment gives women the vote nationwide and Astronauts drive a rover on the Moon for the first time.
Card by card
The line started with The gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1881). 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 Columbia disaster — 2003. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after The gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1881).
- The 19th Amendment gives women the vote nationwide — 1920. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between The gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1881) and The Columbia disaster (2003), 122 years apart.
- Astronauts drive a rover on the Moon for the first time — 1971. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The 19th Amendment gives women the vote nationwide (1920) and The Columbia disaster (2003), 83 years apart.
- Georges Méliès's film A Trip to the Moon — 1902. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1881) and The 19th Amendment gives women the vote nationwide (1920), 39 years apart.
- Nelson Mandela walks free from prison — 1990. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Astronauts drive a rover on the Moon for the first time (1971) and The Columbia disaster (2003), 32 years apart.
- Smallpox is declared wiped out — 1980. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Astronauts drive a rover on the Moon for the first time (1971) and Nelson Mandela walks free from prison (1990), 19 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #11 (Sun, Oct 11)
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.