Chrono #28 — the timeline
The seven events from October 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Pacific on the raft Kon-Tiki (the starting event) | Science & discovery | 13 years |
| 1960 | The first laser is fired | Inventions & technology | 12 years |
| 1972 | The Watergate break-in | US history | 7 years |
| 1979 | The Iranian Revolution topples the shah | World history | 7 years |
| 1986 | Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion | Sports & games | 5 years |
| 1991 | Operation Desert Storm drives Iraq out of Kuwait | US history | 7 years |
| 1998 | The House impeaches Bill Clinton | US history | — |
The closest call: Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion (1986) and Operation Desert Storm drives Iraq out of Kuwait (1991), 5 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 13 years, between Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Pacific on the raft Kon-Tiki and The first laser is fired.
Card by card
The line started with Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Pacific on the raft Kon-Tiki (1947). 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 House impeaches Bill Clinton — 1998. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Pacific on the raft Kon-Tiki (1947).
- The Watergate break-in — 1972. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Pacific on the raft Kon-Tiki (1947) and The House impeaches Bill Clinton (1998), 51 years apart.
- The first laser is fired — 1960. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Pacific on the raft Kon-Tiki (1947) and The Watergate break-in (1972), 25 years apart.
- Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion — 1986. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The Watergate break-in (1972) and The House impeaches Bill Clinton (1998), 26 years apart.
- The Iranian Revolution topples the shah — 1979. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Watergate break-in (1972) and Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion (1986), 14 years apart.
- Operation Desert Storm drives Iraq out of Kuwait — 1991. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion (1986) and The House impeaches Bill Clinton (1998), 12 years apart.
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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.