Chrono #13 — the timeline
The seven events from October 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Theodore Roosevelt becomes president after McKinley is shot | US history | 10 years |
| 1911 | The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire | US history | 19 years |
| 1930 | Grant Wood paints American Gothic | Arts & culture | 8 years |
| 1938 | Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (the starting event) | Inventions & technology | 14 years |
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain is released | Arts & culture | 19 years |
| 1971 | Ali and Frazier meet in the “Fight of the Century” | Sports & games | 25 years |
| 1996 | Pokémon is first released in Japan | Sports & games | — |
The closest call: Grant Wood paints American Gothic (1930) and Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938), 8 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 25 years, between Ali and Frazier meet in the “Fight of the Century” and Pokémon is first released in Japan.
Card by card
The line started with Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938). 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.
- Pokémon is first released in Japan — 1996. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938).
- Theodore Roosevelt becomes president after McKinley is shot — 1901. One of 3 gaps: it belonged before Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938).
- Ali and Frazier meet in the “Fight of the Century” — 1971. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938) and Pokémon is first released in Japan (1996), 58 years apart.
- Singin' in the Rain is released — 1952. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938) and Ali and Frazier meet in the “Fight of the Century” (1971), 33 years apart.
- The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire — 1911. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Theodore Roosevelt becomes president after McKinley is shot (1901) and Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938), 37 years apart.
- Grant Wood paints American Gothic — 1930. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire (1911) and Chester Carlson makes the first photocopy (1938), 27 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.