Chrono #22 — the timeline

The seven events from October 22, 2026 in order, with their years, the gaps between them, and where each card belonged as it was dealt.

The timeline

The closest call: Michael Jackson releases Thriller (1982) and The Hubble Space Telescope is launched (1990), 8 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 115 years, between Napoleon crowns himself emperor and The Treaty of Versailles is signed.

Card by card

The line started with The Stonewall uprising (1969). 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.

1. Napoleon crowns himself emperor — 1804. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The Stonewall uprising (1969).
2. The Treaty of Versailles is signed — 1919. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Napoleon crowns himself emperor (1804) and The Stonewall uprising (1969), 165 years apart.
3. The Hubble Space Telescope is launched — 1990. One of 4 gaps: it belonged after The Stonewall uprising (1969).
4. Parker Brothers starts selling Monopoly — 1935. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The Treaty of Versailles is signed (1919) and The Stonewall uprising (1969), 50 years apart.
5. West Side Story opens on Broadway — 1957. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Parker Brothers starts selling Monopoly (1935) and The Stonewall uprising (1969), 34 years apart.
6. Michael Jackson releases Thriller — 1982. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between The Stonewall uprising (1969) and The Hubble Space Telescope is launched (1990), 21 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.