Chrono #27 — the timeline
The seven events from October 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Japan's Meiji Restoration | World history | 43 years |
| 1911 | Hiram Bingham is led to Machu Picchu | Science & discovery | 36 years |
| 1947 | India gains independence | World history | 9 years |
| 1956 | Eisenhower signs the Interstate Highway Act | US history | 8 years |
| 1964 | Japan's bullet train begins service | Inventions & technology | 10 years |
| 1974 | The fossil “Lucy” is found in Ethiopia | Science & discovery | 17 years |
| 1991 | Michael Jordan wins his first NBA title (the starting event) | Sports & games | — |
The closest call: Eisenhower signs the Interstate Highway Act (1956) and Japan's bullet train begins service (1964), 8 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 43 years, between Japan's Meiji Restoration and Hiram Bingham is led to Machu Picchu.
Card by card
The line started with Michael Jordan wins his first NBA title (1991). 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.
- Japan's Meiji Restoration — 1868. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before Michael Jordan wins his first NBA title (1991).
- India gains independence — 1947. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Japan's Meiji Restoration (1868) and Michael Jordan wins his first NBA title (1991), 123 years apart.
- Hiram Bingham is led to Machu Picchu — 1911. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Japan's Meiji Restoration (1868) and India gains independence (1947), 79 years apart.
- Japan's bullet train begins service — 1964. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between India gains independence (1947) and Michael Jordan wins his first NBA title (1991), 44 years apart.
- The fossil “Lucy” is found in Ethiopia — 1974. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Japan's bullet train begins service (1964) and Michael Jordan wins his first NBA title (1991), 27 years apart.
- Eisenhower signs the Interstate Highway Act — 1956. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between India gains independence (1947) and Japan's bullet train begins service (1964), 17 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.