Chrono #41 — the timeline
The seven events from November 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in a season | Sports & games | 13 years |
| 1940 | Winston Churchill becomes prime minister | World history | 22 years |
| 1962 | Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game | Sports & games | 10 years |
| 1972 | Pioneer 10 is launched toward Jupiter | Space | 13 years |
| 1985 | Back to the Future is released | Arts & culture | 8 years |
| 1993 | The first Oslo Accord is signed at the White House | World history | 17 years |
| 2010 | The first iPad goes on sale (the starting event) | Inventions & technology | — |
The closest call: Back to the Future is released (1985) and The first Oslo Accord is signed at the White House (1993), 8 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 22 years, between Winston Churchill becomes prime minister and Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game.
Card by card
The line started with The first iPad goes on sale (2010). 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.
- Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in a season — 1927. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The first iPad goes on sale (2010).
- Pioneer 10 is launched toward Jupiter — 1972. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in a season (1927) and The first iPad goes on sale (2010), 83 years apart.
- The first Oslo Accord is signed at the White House — 1993. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Pioneer 10 is launched toward Jupiter (1972) and The first iPad goes on sale (2010), 38 years apart.
- Winston Churchill becomes prime minister — 1940. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in a season (1927) and Pioneer 10 is launched toward Jupiter (1972), 45 years apart.
- Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game — 1962. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Winston Churchill becomes prime minister (1940) and Pioneer 10 is launched toward Jupiter (1972), 32 years apart.
- Back to the Future is released — 1985. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Pioneer 10 is launched toward Jupiter (1972) and The first Oslo Accord is signed at the White House (1993), 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.