diff --git a/app/models/card/statuses.rb b/app/models/card/statuses.rb
index 636d9127d..73d3f122a 100644
--- a/app/models/card/statuses.rb
+++ b/app/models/card/statuses.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module Card::Statuses
   included do
     enum :status, %w[ creating drafted published ].index_by(&:itself)
 
+    after_create -> { track_event :published }, if: :published?
+
     scope :published_or_drafted_by, ->(user) { where(status: :published).or(where(status: :drafted, creator: user)) }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/events/index.html.erb b/app/views/events/index.html.erb
index 6d1521d45..9859f6533 100644
--- a/app/views/events/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/events/index.html.erb
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
 </header>
 <div class="events" id="activity">
   <%= render "events/day", day_timeline: @day_timeline %>
-  <%= event_next_page_link(@day_timeline.next_day) %>
 </div>
+<%= event_next_page_link(@day_timeline.next_day) %>
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 1a38c8310..f299e949f 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 raise "Seeding is just for development" unless Rails.env.development?
 
+require "active_support/testing/time_helpers"
+include ActiveSupport::Testing::TimeHelpers
+
 # Seed DSL
 def seed_account(name)
   print "  #{name}…"
diff --git a/db/seeds/honcho.rb b/db/seeds/honcho.rb
index 0276a2a8a..70cbf958d 100644
--- a/db/seeds/honcho.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/honcho.rb
@@ -50,19 +50,29 @@ collections = [
   "Documentation"
 ]
 
+time_range = (60 .. 30.days.in_minutes)
+
 collections.each_with_index do |collection_name, index|
   create_collection(collection_name, access_to: authors.sample(3)).tap do |collection|
     # Create 20 unique cards for each collection
     card_titles.each do |title|
-      create_card(title,
-        description: "#{title} for #{collection_name} phase #{index + 1}.",
-        collection: collection
-      ).tap do |card|
+      travel(-rand(time_range).minutes) do
+        card = create_card title,
+                           description: "#{title} for #{collection_name} phase #{index + 1}.",
+                           collection: collection,
+                           creator: authors.sample
+
         # Randomly assign to 1-2 authors
+        travel rand(0..20).minutes
         card.toggle_assignment(authors.sample)
-        card.toggle_assignment(authors.sample) if rand > 0.5
+
+        if rand > 0.5
+          travel rand(0..20).minutes
+          card.toggle_assignment(authors.sample)
+        end
 
         # Randomly set card state
+        travel rand(0..20).minutes
         case rand(3)
         when 0
           card.engage
diff --git a/test/models/card/statuses_test.rb b/test/models/card/statuses_test.rb
index 4f0c54312..5a3e2cb8b 100644
--- a/test/models/card/statuses_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/card/statuses_test.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@ class Card::StatusesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_includes Card.published_or_drafted_by(users(:jz)), card
   end
 
+  test "an event is created when a card is created in the published state" do
+    Current.session = sessions(:david)
+
+    assert_no_difference(-> { Event.count }) do
+      collections(:writebook).cards.create! creator: users(:kevin), title: "Draft Card"
+    end
+
+    assert_difference(-> { Event.count } => +1) do
+      @card = collections(:writebook).cards.create! creator: users(:kevin), title: "Published Card", status: :published
+    end
+
+    assert_equal @card, Event.last.eventable
+    assert_equal "card_published", Event.last.action
+  end
+
+  test "an event is created when a card is published" do
+    Current.session = sessions(:david)
+
+    card = collections(:writebook).cards.create! creator: users(:kevin), title: "Published Card"
+    assert_difference(-> { Event.count } => +1) do
+      card.publish
+    end
+
+    assert_equal card, Event.last.eventable
+    assert_equal "card_published", Event.last.action
+  end
+
   test "can_recover_abandoned_creation?" do
     card = collections(:writebook).cards.create! creator: users(:kevin)
     unsaved_card = collections(:writebook).cards.new creator: users(:kevin)