Chrono #26 — the timeline
The seven events from October 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | The massacre at Wounded Knee (the starting event) | US history | 47 years |
| 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres | Arts & culture | 27 years |
| 1964 | Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison | World history | 8 years |
| 1972 | The Godfather is released | Arts & culture | 8 years |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back is released | Arts & culture | 14 years |
| 1994 | Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 crashes into Jupiter | Space | 11 years |
| 2005 | The Huygens probe lands on Titan | Space | — |
The closest call: Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison (1964) and The Godfather is released (1972), 8 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 47 years, between The massacre at Wounded Knee and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres.
Card by card
The line started with The massacre at Wounded Knee (1890). 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.
- The Huygens probe lands on Titan — 2005. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after The massacre at Wounded Knee (1890).
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres — 1937. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between The massacre at Wounded Knee (1890) and The Huygens probe lands on Titan (2005), 115 years apart.
- The Godfather is released — 1972. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres (1937) and The Huygens probe lands on Titan (2005), 68 years apart.
- Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 crashes into Jupiter — 1994. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The Godfather is released (1972) and The Huygens probe lands on Titan (2005), 33 years apart.
- The Empire Strikes Back is released — 1980. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Godfather is released (1972) and Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 crashes into Jupiter (1994), 22 years apart.
- Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison — 1964. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premieres (1937) and The Godfather is released (1972), 35 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.