Chrono #37 — the timeline
The seven events from November 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1187 | Saladin retakes Jerusalem (the starting event) | World history | 317 years |
| 1504 | Michelangelo finishes his David | Arts & culture | 335 years |
| 1839 | Daguerre's photographic process is announced | Inventions & technology | 61 years |
| 1900 | A hurricane destroys Galveston, Texas | US history | 39 years |
| 1939 | Lou Gehrig's “luckiest man” farewell | Sports & games | 21 years |
| 1960 | Abebe Bikila wins the Olympic marathon barefoot | Sports & games | 45 years |
| 2005 | Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans | US history | — |
The closest call: Lou Gehrig's “luckiest man” farewell (1939) and Abebe Bikila wins the Olympic marathon barefoot (1960), 21 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 335 years, between Michelangelo finishes his David and Daguerre's photographic process is announced.
Card by card
The line started with Saladin retakes Jerusalem (1187). 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.
- Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans — 2005. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after Saladin retakes Jerusalem (1187).
- Michelangelo finishes his David — 1504. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Saladin retakes Jerusalem (1187) and Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans (2005), 818 years apart.
- Daguerre's photographic process is announced — 1839. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Michelangelo finishes his David (1504) and Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans (2005), 501 years apart.
- Lou Gehrig's “luckiest man” farewell — 1939. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Daguerre's photographic process is announced (1839) and Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans (2005), 166 years apart.
- A hurricane destroys Galveston, Texas — 1900. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Daguerre's photographic process is announced (1839) and Lou Gehrig's “luckiest man” farewell (1939), 100 years apart.
- Abebe Bikila wins the Olympic marathon barefoot — 1960. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Lou Gehrig's “luckiest man” farewell (1939) and Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans (2005), 66 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.