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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... months of 29 and 30 days alternately ; but in every nineteen years there are seven years which have 13 months . This is not quite correct , and the Chinese have there- fore formed a cycle of 60 years , in which period 22 intercalary months ...
... months of 29 and 30 days alternately ; but in every nineteen years there are seven years which have 13 months . This is not quite correct , and the Chinese have there- fore formed a cycle of 60 years , in which period 22 intercalary months ...
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... United States gallons , or about 41.5 barrels of 45 gallons each , enough to fill a cistern 8 feet in diameter to a depth of 4.97 feet . Record of the Year . Chronology , Dec. 12 , 70 Astronomical - Wind Velocity ; Wet Months .
... United States gallons , or about 41.5 barrels of 45 gallons each , enough to fill a cistern 8 feet in diameter to a depth of 4.97 feet . Record of the Year . Chronology , Dec. 12 , 70 Astronomical - Wind Velocity ; Wet Months .
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... months due to increased business activity , firmer money rates and the issue of a new refunding loan in October . On Nov. 29 the Liberty first 349 closed at 100.08 , first 448 at 98.32 , second 48 at 97.84 , third 448 at 98.40 . and ...
... months due to increased business activity , firmer money rates and the issue of a new refunding loan in October . On Nov. 29 the Liberty first 349 closed at 100.08 , first 448 at 98.32 , second 48 at 97.84 , third 448 at 98.40 . and ...
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