Chrono #31 — the timeline
The seven events from October 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1726 | Gulliver's Travels is published | Arts & culture | 16 years |
| 1742 | Handel's Messiah is first performed | Arts & culture | 33 years |
| 1775 | The battles of Lexington and Concord | US history | 14 years |
| 1789 | George Washington becomes the first president | US history | 31 years |
| 1820 | The Venus de Milo is unearthed | Arts & culture | 20 years |
| 1840 | The Treaty of Waitangi is signed in New Zealand | World history | 20 years |
| 1860 | Golf's first Open Championship (the starting event) | Sports & games | — |
The closest call: The battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) and George Washington becomes the first president (1789), 14 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 33 years, between Handel's Messiah is first performed and The battles of Lexington and Concord.
Card by card
The line started with Golf's first Open Championship (1860). 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.
- Gulliver's Travels is published — 1726. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before Golf's first Open Championship (1860).
- George Washington becomes the first president — 1789. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Gulliver's Travels is published (1726) and Golf's first Open Championship (1860), 134 years apart.
- The Venus de Milo is unearthed — 1820. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between George Washington becomes the first president (1789) and Golf's first Open Championship (1860), 71 years apart.
- The Treaty of Waitangi is signed in New Zealand — 1840. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The Venus de Milo is unearthed (1820) and Golf's first Open Championship (1860), 40 years apart.
- Handel's Messiah is first performed — 1742. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Gulliver's Travels is published (1726) and George Washington becomes the first president (1789), 63 years apart.
- The battles of Lexington and Concord — 1775. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Handel's Messiah is first performed (1742) and George Washington becomes the first president (1789), 47 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.