Chrono #25 — the timeline
The seven events from October 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Peter Pan first takes the stage (the starting event) | Arts & culture | 9 years |
| 1913 | The Federal Reserve Act is signed | US history | 3 years |
| 1916 | Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to Congress | US history | 7 years |
| 1923 | The Republic of Turkey is founded | World history | 8 years |
| 1931 | Japan invades Manchuria | World history | 16 years |
| 1947 | Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier | Inventions & technology | 15 years |
| 1962 | John Glenn orbits the Earth | Space | — |
The closest call: The Federal Reserve Act is signed (1913) and Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to Congress (1916), 3 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 16 years, between Japan invades Manchuria and Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier.
Card by card
The line started with Peter Pan first takes the stage (1904). 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.
- John Glenn orbits the Earth — 1962. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after Peter Pan first takes the stage (1904).
- Japan invades Manchuria — 1931. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Peter Pan first takes the stage (1904) and John Glenn orbits the Earth (1962), 58 years apart.
- Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier — 1947. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Japan invades Manchuria (1931) and John Glenn orbits the Earth (1962), 31 years apart.
- Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to Congress — 1916. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Peter Pan first takes the stage (1904) and Japan invades Manchuria (1931), 27 years apart.
- The Republic of Turkey is founded — 1923. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to Congress (1916) and Japan invades Manchuria (1931), 15 years apart.
- The Federal Reserve Act is signed — 1913. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Peter Pan first takes the stage (1904) and Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to Congress (1916), 12 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.