Chrono #43 — the timeline
The seven events from November 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Jesse James is shot dead | US history | 37 years |
| 1919 | A solar eclipse confirms Einstein's general relativity | Science & discovery | 20 years |
| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz arrives in theaters | Arts & culture | 35 years |
| 1974 | Richard Nixon resigns | US history | 8 years |
| 1982 | The first permanent artificial heart is implanted | Science & discovery | 17 years |
| 1999 | Napster launches (the starting event) | Inventions & technology | 20 years |
| 2019 | The first image of a black hole is released | Science & discovery | — |
The closest call: Richard Nixon resigns (1974) and The first permanent artificial heart is implanted (1982), 8 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 37 years, between Jesse James is shot dead and A solar eclipse confirms Einstein's general relativity.
Card by card
The line started with Napster launches (1999). 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.
- Jesse James is shot dead — 1882. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before Napster launches (1999).
- The Wizard of Oz arrives in theaters — 1939. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Jesse James is shot dead (1882) and Napster launches (1999), 117 years apart.
- Richard Nixon resigns — 1974. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The Wizard of Oz arrives in theaters (1939) and Napster launches (1999), 60 years apart.
- The first image of a black hole is released — 2019. One of 5 gaps: it belonged after Napster launches (1999).
- A solar eclipse confirms Einstein's general relativity — 1919. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Jesse James is shot dead (1882) and The Wizard of Oz arrives in theaters (1939), 57 years apart.
- The first permanent artificial heart is implanted — 1982. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Richard Nixon resigns (1974) and Napster launches (1999), 25 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.