World Almanac and EncyclopediaPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1913 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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... Steamers Talisman and Tempest in collision on Ohio River ; over 100 lives lost . 1847 - November 21. Steamer Phoenix burned on Lake Michigan ; about 240 lives lost . 1847 - December 20. British steam - frigate Avenga wrecked of coast of ...
... Steamers Talisman and Tempest in collision on Ohio River ; over 100 lives lost . 1847 - November 21. Steamer Phoenix burned on Lake Michigan ; about 240 lives lost . 1847 - December 20. British steam - frigate Avenga wrecked of coast of ...
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... steamer Gijon and British steamer Laxham in collision off Cape Finisterre ; both sunk ; over 150 lives lost . 1886 - March 14. Steamer Oregon , Cunard line , Liverpool to New York , in collision with un- known schooner , 18 miles east ...
... steamer Gijon and British steamer Laxham in collision off Cape Finisterre ; both sunk ; over 150 lives lost . 1886 - March 14. Steamer Oregon , Cunard line , Liverpool to New York , in collision with un- known schooner , 18 miles east ...
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... Steamer Virginian passed Cape Race June 13 , 11 A. M. , bound , having left Moville on the afternoon of June 9 , thus crossing in less than four days . The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Steamer City of New York , left Sandy Hook ...
... Steamer Virginian passed Cape Race June 13 , 11 A. M. , bound , having left Moville on the afternoon of June 9 , thus crossing in less than four days . The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Steamer City of New York , left Sandy Hook ...
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