The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1939 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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... WORLD'S FAIR 54 Territories and Dependencies Chief Industries 529-535 533-568 569-572 573-576 NOBEL PEACE AWARDS 55 ... World . FAMOUS PEOPLE , NOTABLE EVENTS : Area , Population and Cities . Rulers of the World .. 275 Rulers , Popes ...
... WORLD'S FAIR 54 Territories and Dependencies Chief Industries 529-535 533-568 569-572 573-576 NOBEL PEACE AWARDS 55 ... World . FAMOUS PEOPLE , NOTABLE EVENTS : Area , Population and Cities . Rulers of the World .. 275 Rulers , Popes ...
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WORLD'S FAIR Foreword BY GROVER A. WHALEN , President New York World's Fair 1939 Incorporated International expositions preceding the New York World's Fair 1939 have drawn their inspira- tion largely from the past , showing progress and ...
WORLD'S FAIR Foreword BY GROVER A. WHALEN , President New York World's Fair 1939 Incorporated International expositions preceding the New York World's Fair 1939 have drawn their inspira- tion largely from the past , showing progress and ...
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... WORLD TRADE . Sir Henry Brooke - Popham is the Governor ( appointed Nov. , 1936 ) . The Uganda Protectorate lies to the west of Kenya with the Anglo - Egyptian Soudan on the north . Belgian Congo on the west , and Tanganyika on the ...
... WORLD TRADE . Sir Henry Brooke - Popham is the Governor ( appointed Nov. , 1936 ) . The Uganda Protectorate lies to the west of Kenya with the Anglo - Egyptian Soudan on the north . Belgian Congo on the west , and Tanganyika on the ...
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