Chrono #16 — the timeline
The seven events from October 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1429 | Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orléans (the starting event) | World history | 97 years |
| 1526 | Babur founds the Mughal Empire | World history | 370 years |
| 1896 | Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity | Science & discovery | 27 years |
| 1923 | The Hollywood sign goes up, reading “Hollywoodland” | Arts & culture | 32 years |
| 1955 | The Salk polio vaccine is declared safe and effective | Science & discovery | 35 years |
| 1990 | Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson | Sports & games | 26 years |
| 2016 | Leicester City wins the Premier League at 5,000-to-1 odds | Sports & games | — |
The closest call: Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson (1990) and Leicester City wins the Premier League at 5,000-to-1 odds (2016), 26 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 370 years, between Babur founds the Mughal Empire and Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.
Card by card
The line started with Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orléans (1429). 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.
- Leicester City wins the Premier League at 5,000-to-1 odds — 2016. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orléans (1429).
- Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity — 1896. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orléans (1429) and Leicester City wins the Premier League at 5,000-to-1 odds (2016), 587 years apart.
- Babur founds the Mughal Empire — 1526. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orléans (1429) and Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity (1896), 467 years apart.
- The Salk polio vaccine is declared safe and effective — 1955. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity (1896) and Leicester City wins the Premier League at 5,000-to-1 odds (2016), 120 years apart.
- The Hollywood sign goes up, reading “Hollywoodland” — 1923. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity (1896) and The Salk polio vaccine is declared safe and effective (1955), 59 years apart.
- Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson — 1990. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between The Salk polio vaccine is declared safe and effective (1955) and Leicester City wins the Premier League at 5,000-to-1 odds (2016), 61 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.