Chrono #40 — the timeline
The seven events from November 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | Crime and Punishment first appears, as a magazine serial | Arts & culture | 56 years |
| 1922 | The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (the starting event) | US history | 24 years |
| 1946 | The league that became the NBA is founded | Sports & games | 12 years |
| 1958 | NASA is founded | Space | 12 years |
| 1970 | The Boeing 747 enters service | Inventions & technology | 9 years |
| 1979 | The Sony Walkman goes on sale | Inventions & technology | 21 years |
| 2000 | Survivor premieres in the US | Arts & culture | — |
The closest call: The Boeing 747 enters service (1970) and The Sony Walkman goes on sale (1979), 9 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 56 years, between Crime and Punishment first appears, as a magazine serial and The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.
Card by card
The line started with The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (1922). 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.
- Survivor premieres in the US — 2000. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (1922).
- Crime and Punishment first appears, as a magazine serial — 1866. One of 3 gaps: it belonged before The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (1922).
- NASA is founded — 1958. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (1922) and Survivor premieres in the US (2000), 78 years apart.
- The Sony Walkman goes on sale — 1979. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between NASA is founded (1958) and Survivor premieres in the US (2000), 42 years apart.
- The league that became the NBA is founded — 1946. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (1922) and NASA is founded (1958), 36 years apart.
- The Boeing 747 enters service — 1970. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between NASA is founded (1958) and The Sony Walkman goes on sale (1979), 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.