Chrono #44 — the timeline
The seven events from November 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1215 | King John seals Magna Carta | World history | 610 years |
| 1825 | The Erie Canal opens | US history | 64 years |
| 1889 | The first Oklahoma land rush (the starting event) | US history | 39 years |
| 1928 | Sliced bread first goes on sale | Inventions & technology | 25 years |
| 1953 | Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed | US history | 24 years |
| 1977 | Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are discovered | Science & discovery | 28 years |
| 2005 | YouTube is founded | Inventions & technology | — |
The closest call: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed (1953) and Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are discovered (1977), 24 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 610 years, between King John seals Magna Carta and The Erie Canal opens.
Card by card
The line started with The first Oklahoma land rush (1889). 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.
- King John seals Magna Carta — 1215. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The first Oklahoma land rush (1889).
- YouTube is founded — 2005. One of 3 gaps: it belonged after The first Oklahoma land rush (1889).
- The Erie Canal opens — 1825. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between King John seals Magna Carta (1215) and The first Oklahoma land rush (1889), 674 years apart.
- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed — 1953. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The first Oklahoma land rush (1889) and YouTube is founded (2005), 116 years apart.
- Sliced bread first goes on sale — 1928. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The first Oklahoma land rush (1889) and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed (1953), 64 years apart.
- Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are discovered — 1977. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed (1953) and YouTube is founded (2005), 52 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.