Chrono #29 — the timeline
The seven events from October 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1805 | The Battle of Trafalgar (the starting event) | World history | 24 years |
| 1829 | Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill locomotive trials | Inventions & technology | 47 years |
| 1876 | Custer falls at the Little Bighorn | US history | 20 years |
| 1896 | Plessy v. Ferguson upholds “separate but equal” | US history | 49 years |
| 1945 | Germany surrenders: V-E Day | World history | 14 years |
| 1959 | The Barbie doll debuts | Arts & culture | 15 years |
| 1974 | The Arecibo message is beamed toward the stars | Space | — |
The closest call: Germany surrenders: V-E Day (1945) and The Barbie doll debuts (1959), 14 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 49 years, between Plessy v. Ferguson upholds “separate but equal” and Germany surrenders: V-E Day.
Card by card
The line started with The Battle of Trafalgar (1805). 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 Arecibo message is beamed toward the stars — 1974. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after The Battle of Trafalgar (1805).
- Plessy v. Ferguson upholds “separate but equal” — 1896. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between The Battle of Trafalgar (1805) and The Arecibo message is beamed toward the stars (1974), 169 years apart.
- Germany surrenders: V-E Day — 1945. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Plessy v. Ferguson upholds “separate but equal” (1896) and The Arecibo message is beamed toward the stars (1974), 78 years apart.
- Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill locomotive trials — 1829. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The Battle of Trafalgar (1805) and Plessy v. Ferguson upholds “separate but equal” (1896), 91 years apart.
- Custer falls at the Little Bighorn — 1876. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill locomotive trials (1829) and Plessy v. Ferguson upholds “separate but equal” (1896), 67 years apart.
- The Barbie doll debuts — 1959. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Germany surrenders: V-E Day (1945) and The Arecibo message is beamed toward the stars (1974), 29 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.