Put History In Order

There is nothing to install and no dates to memorise. Order historical events by instinct, refine, and submit — earliest at the top, most recent at the bottom.

1. I

   Read The Day’s Six Cards

   Flip any card to learn the story behind the first — the what, the who, and roughly the when.

2. II

   Drag Them Into Order

   Arrange the timeline from the earliest event to the most recent. Trust your first instinct, then adjust.

3. III

   Submit Before Three Strikes

   Lock in your chronological order. Three wrong submissions and the edition closes until tomorrow.

Most ordering games are pure trivia. This one rewards reasoning: once you know the telephone came before the television, you can place the next card without ever knowing its exact date. You finish in a couple of minutes — and you walk away with a sharper sense of how history actually unfolded.

What is a chronological-order game?

It is a puzzle where you arrange a set of events into the order they happened — earliest to most recent. Historic Firsts is a daily one: each day you get six historic firsts and put them in order along a timeline. No dates to memorise, just a feel for what came before what.

How do you play Historic Firsts?

Drag the day’s six cards into order from the earliest first at the top to the most recent at the bottom. Flip a card to read the story behind it, then submit. You have three tries before the edition closes until tomorrow.

Is it free to play?

Yes. The daily edition is free for everyone, with no account required. A free Reader Subscription saves your streak across devices, and the optional Press Pass unlocks the full archive of past editions to replay in any order.

Is this like Wordle?

Same daily rhythm — one puzzle a day, a few minutes, a streak to keep — but instead of guessing a word, you order historical events on a timeline. If you came from Wordle, it will feel instantly familiar.

What kind of events will I put in order?

Landmark firsts from across history: inventions, scientific discoveries, world events, and cultural milestones. One day you might sort the first vaccine against the first powered flight; the next, the printing press against the telephone.