The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1965 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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... Lincoln Abraham Lincoln , 16th President , Republican , was born Feb. 12 , 1809 , in a log cabin on a farm then in Hardin Co. , Ky . , now in Larue . He was the son of Thomas Lincoln ( 1778-1851 ) , a descend- ant of Samuel Lincoln ...
... Lincoln Abraham Lincoln , 16th President , Republican , was born Feb. 12 , 1809 , in a log cabin on a farm then in Hardin Co. , Ky . , now in Larue . He was the son of Thomas Lincoln ( 1778-1851 ) , a descend- ant of Samuel Lincoln ...
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... Lincoln's cabinet room and in it he signed the Emancipation Proclamation of Jan. 1 , 1863. A por- trait of Jackson , admired by Lincoln , hangs there today . Seven pieces of furniture have Lincoln associations . The bed was used in the ...
... Lincoln's cabinet room and in it he signed the Emancipation Proclamation of Jan. 1 , 1863. A por- trait of Jackson , admired by Lincoln , hangs there today . Seven pieces of furniture have Lincoln associations . The bed was used in the ...
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... Lincoln Hall contains one of the greatest collec- tions of Lincolniana in existence , including per- sonal effects and over 1,000 letters , documents . A corridor lined with etchings , lithographs and en- gravings of Abraham Lincoln ...
... Lincoln Hall contains one of the greatest collec- tions of Lincolniana in existence , including per- sonal effects and over 1,000 letters , documents . A corridor lined with etchings , lithographs and en- gravings of Abraham Lincoln ...
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