Chrono #34 — the timeline
The seven events from November 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 | The first Impressionist exhibition, in Paris | Arts & culture | 34 years |
| 1908 | The Tunguska blast flattens a Siberian forest | Science & discovery | 14 years |
| 1922 | Mussolini's March on Rome | World history | 16 years |
| 1938 | Superman first appears in Action Comics | Arts & culture | 36 years |
| 1974 | China's Terracotta Army is discovered | Science & discovery | 11 years |
| 1985 | Live Aid | Arts & culture | 10 years |
| 1995 | eBay is founded (the starting event) | Inventions & technology | — |
The closest call: Live Aid (1985) and eBay is founded (1995), 10 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 36 years, between Superman first appears in Action Comics and China's Terracotta Army is discovered.
Card by card
The line started with eBay is founded (1995). 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 first Impressionist exhibition, in Paris — 1874. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before eBay is founded (1995).
- Superman first appears in Action Comics — 1938. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between The first Impressionist exhibition, in Paris (1874) and eBay is founded (1995), 121 years apart.
- The Tunguska blast flattens a Siberian forest — 1908. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The first Impressionist exhibition, in Paris (1874) and Superman first appears in Action Comics (1938), 64 years apart.
- China's Terracotta Army is discovered — 1974. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Superman first appears in Action Comics (1938) and eBay is founded (1995), 57 years apart.
- Mussolini's March on Rome — 1922. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Tunguska blast flattens a Siberian forest (1908) and Superman first appears in Action Comics (1938), 30 years apart.
- Live Aid — 1985. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between China's Terracotta Army is discovered (1974) and eBay is founded (1995), 21 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.