The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1962 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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... formed . Denounced by Italy , 1914 . Brooklyn Bridge opened , May 24 ; panic on it , May 30 ; twelve trampled to death . 1884 Panic in New York , May 5-7 . U. S. Grant ruined by failure of Grant & Ward . To gain nest - egg for family he ...
... formed . Denounced by Italy , 1914 . Brooklyn Bridge opened , May 24 ; panic on it , May 30 ; twelve trampled to death . 1884 Panic in New York , May 5-7 . U. S. Grant ruined by failure of Grant & Ward . To gain nest - egg for family he ...
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... formed by an earthquake ( 1811 ) ; Lookout Mountain . a rock - faced promontory carved by the currents of the Tennessee River and overlooking Moccasin Bend , at Chattanooga ; Fall Creek Falls , 256 ft . high ; and the west half of Great ...
... formed by an earthquake ( 1811 ) ; Lookout Mountain . a rock - faced promontory carved by the currents of the Tennessee River and overlooking Moccasin Bend , at Chattanooga ; Fall Creek Falls , 256 ft . high ; and the west half of Great ...
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... formed the Batavian Republic , ended 1798. Napoleon made his brother Louis King of Holland , 1806 ; Louis abdicated 1810 when Napoleon annexed Holland . In 1813 the French were expelled . In 1815 the Congress of Vienna formed a kingdom ...
... formed the Batavian Republic , ended 1798. Napoleon made his brother Louis King of Holland , 1806 ; Louis abdicated 1810 when Napoleon annexed Holland . In 1813 the French were expelled . In 1815 the Congress of Vienna formed a kingdom ...
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