The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1923 The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a US published reference work and conveys information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year since 1886. The first edition of The World Almanac was published by The New York World newspaper in 1868 (the name of the publication comes from the newspaper itself, which was known as The World). Published just three years after the end of the US Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, its 120 pages of information touched on such events as the process of Reconstruction and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Publication was suspended in 1876, but in 1886 newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased The New York World and quickly transformed it into one of the most influential newspapers in the country, revived The World Almanac with the intention of making it a compendium of universal knowledge. The World Almanac has been published annually since. |
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... opened In Eng . , Sept. 27 , with Stephenson's engine " Lo- comotion . " First public railroad to use steam ex- clusively for passenger and freight traffic , Liver- pool & Manchester , opened Sept. 15 , 1830 . Erie Canal opened , first ...
... opened In Eng . , Sept. 27 , with Stephenson's engine " Lo- comotion . " First public railroad to use steam ex- clusively for passenger and freight traffic , Liver- pool & Manchester , opened Sept. 15 , 1830 . Erie Canal opened , first ...
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... opened , Oct. 27 . Str . Gen. Slocum burned , Hell Gate , N. Y. , June 15 ; 1,030 dead . 1905 Duma , first Russian parliament , opened . Norway dissolved union with Sweden . 1906 Formosa earthquake , April 17 ; thousands killed . San ...
... opened , Oct. 27 . Str . Gen. Slocum burned , Hell Gate , N. Y. , June 15 ; 1,030 dead . 1905 Duma , first Russian parliament , opened . Norway dissolved union with Sweden . 1906 Formosa earthquake , April 17 ; thousands killed . San ...
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... opened , Crystal Palace , Hyde Park , London . New York World's Fair opened , Crystal Palace . International Exhibition opened , Paris . International Exhibition opened , Vienna . Centennial Exposition , Philadelphia . Universal ...
... opened , Crystal Palace , Hyde Park , London . New York World's Fair opened , Crystal Palace . International Exhibition opened , Paris . International Exhibition opened , Vienna . Centennial Exposition , Philadelphia . Universal ...
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