Chrono #14 — the timeline
The seven events from October 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Carnegie Hall opens | Arts & culture | 14 years |
| 1905 | Einstein publishes special relativity | Science & discovery | 3 years |
| 1908 | Jack Johnson becomes the first Black heavyweight champion | Sports & games | 4 years |
| 1912 | Alfred Wegener proposes continental drift | Science & discovery | 10 years |
| 1922 | James Joyce's Ulysses is published (the starting event) | Arts & culture | 14 years |
| 1936 | King Edward VIII abdicates | World history | 6 years |
| 1942 | The Battle of Midway | US history | — |
The closest call: Einstein publishes special relativity (1905) and Jack Johnson becomes the first Black heavyweight champion (1908), 3 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 14 years, between Carnegie Hall opens and Einstein publishes special relativity.
Card by card
The line started with James Joyce's Ulysses is published (1922). 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.
- Carnegie Hall opens — 1891. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before James Joyce's Ulysses is published (1922).
- The Battle of Midway — 1942. One of 3 gaps: it belonged after James Joyce's Ulysses is published (1922).
- Einstein publishes special relativity — 1905. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Carnegie Hall opens (1891) and James Joyce's Ulysses is published (1922), 31 years apart.
- Alfred Wegener proposes continental drift — 1912. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Einstein publishes special relativity (1905) and James Joyce's Ulysses is published (1922), 17 years apart.
- King Edward VIII abdicates — 1936. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between James Joyce's Ulysses is published (1922) and The Battle of Midway (1942), 20 years apart.
- Jack Johnson becomes the first Black heavyweight champion — 1908. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Einstein publishes special relativity (1905) and Alfred Wegener proposes continental drift (1912), 7 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.