Chrono #36 — the timeline
The seven events from November 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | The first Boston Marathon | Sports & games | 54 years |
| 1951 | Bobby Thomson's “Shot Heard 'Round the World” | Sports & games | 19 years |
| 1970 | Paul McCartney announces the Beatles' breakup | Arts & culture | 11 years |
| 1981 | The first cases of what became known as AIDS are reported | Science & discovery | 8 years |
| 1989 | The Exxon Valdez oil spill (the starting event) | US history | 15 years |
| 2004 | Cassini goes into orbit around Saturn | Space | 18 years |
| 2022 | Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine | World history | — |
The closest call: The first cases of what became known as AIDS are reported (1981) and The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989), 8 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 54 years, between The first Boston Marathon and Bobby Thomson's “Shot Heard 'Round the World”.
Card by card
The line started with The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989). 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 Boston Marathon — 1897. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989).
- Bobby Thomson's “Shot Heard 'Round the World” — 1951. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between The first Boston Marathon (1897) and The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989), 92 years apart.
- Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — 2022. One of 4 gaps: it belonged after The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989).
- Paul McCartney announces the Beatles' breakup — 1970. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Bobby Thomson's “Shot Heard 'Round the World” (1951) and The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989), 38 years apart.
- Cassini goes into orbit around Saturn — 2004. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989) and Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022), 33 years apart.
- The first cases of what became known as AIDS are reported — 1981. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Paul McCartney announces the Beatles' breakup (1970) and The Exxon Valdez oil spill (1989), 19 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.