The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1907 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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... June 9 , the Conservatives taking office with Salisbury as Premier . On June 12 Bechuanaland was annexed to the British Empire , and on No- vember 13 Great Britain declared war against King Theebaw of Burmah . 1886 The events of 1886 in ...
... June 9 , the Conservatives taking office with Salisbury as Premier . On June 12 Bechuanaland was annexed to the British Empire , and on No- vember 13 Great Britain declared war against King Theebaw of Burmah . 1886 The events of 1886 in ...
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... June by a vote of 241 to 311 . In France the de Freycinet ministry , formed in January , continued until December , when it resigned , and the Goblet ministry succeeded . The posthumous birth of the present King of Spain occurred on May ...
... June by a vote of 241 to 311 . In France the de Freycinet ministry , formed in January , continued until December , when it resigned , and the Goblet ministry succeeded . The posthumous birth of the present King of Spain occurred on May ...
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... June Queen Victoria's " Diamond Jubilee , ' or semi - centennial of her coronation , was celebrated with imposing ceremonies in London and throughout British possessions , only Ireland remaining lukewarm , the Irish Nationalists ...
... June Queen Victoria's " Diamond Jubilee , ' or semi - centennial of her coronation , was celebrated with imposing ceremonies in London and throughout British possessions , only Ireland remaining lukewarm , the Irish Nationalists ...
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... June 18 the British and German treaty , settling their African claims and ceding Heligoland by England to Germany , was made public . The city of Fort - de- France , Martinique , was nearly destroyed by fire June 22. On the same day the ...
... June 18 the British and German treaty , settling their African claims and ceding Heligoland by England to Germany , was made public . The city of Fort - de- France , Martinique , was nearly destroyed by fire June 22. On the same day the ...
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... June 9 ; Sir William Gordon Cumming was convicted in England of cheating at baccarat June 9 , and the next day was married to Miss Garner , a wealthy New York woman . A new Canadian ministry was formed by Premier Abbott June 16. Charles ...
... June 9 ; Sir William Gordon Cumming was convicted in England of cheating at baccarat June 9 , and the next day was married to Miss Garner , a wealthy New York woman . A new Canadian ministry was formed by Premier Abbott June 16. Charles ...
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