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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... feet in width . The River and Harbor Act of August 26 , 1937 , authorized a modification of the Federal project to provide a depth of 45 feet throughout the channel . The mean range of tide is about 4.7 feet . Channel is the Main Ship ...
... feet in width . The River and Harbor Act of August 26 , 1937 , authorized a modification of the Federal project to provide a depth of 45 feet throughout the channel . The mean range of tide is about 4.7 feet . Channel is the Main Ship ...
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... feet and a controlling mean low water depth of 20 feet to about 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue , thence 16 feet to the entrance to English Kills , and thence 12 feet to Metropolitan Avenue on the East Branch . In English Kills , the ...
... feet and a controlling mean low water depth of 20 feet to about 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue , thence 16 feet to the entrance to English Kills , and thence 12 feet to Metropolitan Avenue on the East Branch . In English Kills , the ...
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... feet to 391 feet deep , and from six por- tals . The two longest tunnels are respectively 812 and 9 miles long . The maximum depth of tunnel is about 500 feet . Put in service in 1890 . Shandaken tunnel of the Catskill water supply ...
... feet to 391 feet deep , and from six por- tals . The two longest tunnels are respectively 812 and 9 miles long . The maximum depth of tunnel is about 500 feet . Put in service in 1890 . Shandaken tunnel of the Catskill water supply ...
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