The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1955 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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... Named for Columbus by the Federal Commissioners who laid it out in 1791 . Florida - Named by Ponce de Leon on Pascua Florida , Feast of Flowers , Easter Sunday , 1513 . Georgia Named for King George II of England . Hawaii - English ...
... Named for Columbus by the Federal Commissioners who laid it out in 1791 . Florida - Named by Ponce de Leon on Pascua Florida , Feast of Flowers , Easter Sunday , 1513 . Georgia Named for King George II of England . Hawaii - English ...
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... named New Amsterdam . The Dutch erected a church in 1633 and in 1635 built Fort Amsterdam where the U. S. Customs House now stands . In 1642 they built a public meeting house on the site of 73 Pearl St. In 1653 they erected a wall to ...
... named New Amsterdam . The Dutch erected a church in 1633 and in 1635 built Fort Amsterdam where the U. S. Customs House now stands . In 1642 they built a public meeting house on the site of 73 Pearl St. In 1653 they erected a wall to ...
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... named for Janus , the Roman god who had two faces ; one looking into the past and the other into the future . February comes from the Latin word Februo , to purify . It was the time of the year for Roman ceremonies of purification ...
... named for Janus , the Roman god who had two faces ; one looking into the past and the other into the future . February comes from the Latin word Februo , to purify . It was the time of the year for Roman ceremonies of purification ...
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ELECTION RETURNS 1954 | 44 |
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