The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1907 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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... Congress to succeed him . The Pope's jubilee began on December 30 with the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination . Notable events of the year 1887 in the United States began with the sale of the Hoosac Tunnel to the ...
... Congress to succeed him . The Pope's jubilee began on December 30 with the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination . Notable events of the year 1887 in the United States began with the sale of the Hoosac Tunnel to the ...
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... congress of North , South and Central American States convened at Washington on October 2. The Dakotas , Montana and Washington Territory were admitted Thomas B. Reed , of Maine , was as States by Presidential proclamation in November ...
... congress of North , South and Central American States convened at Washington on October 2. The Dakotas , Montana and Washington Territory were admitted Thomas B. Reed , of Maine , was as States by Presidential proclamation in November ...
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... Congress in Washington September 5 ; the Parliament of Religions began its sessions at Chicago Sep- tember 11 ; the Cherokee strip was opened for public settlement September 16 ; yellow fever became epidemic at Brunswick , Ga ...
... Congress in Washington September 5 ; the Parliament of Religions began its sessions at Chicago Sep- tember 11 ; the Cherokee strip was opened for public settlement September 16 ; yellow fever became epidemic at Brunswick , Ga ...
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... Congress on the financial affairs of the Government , and asked authority to issue gold bonds ; on February 8 he informed Congress of arrangements made with the bankers ' syndicate to take an issue of $ 62,400,000 government bonds . On ...
... Congress on the financial affairs of the Government , and asked authority to issue gold bonds ; on February 8 he informed Congress of arrangements made with the bankers ' syndicate to take an issue of $ 62,400,000 government bonds . On ...
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... Congress met at Washington April 22 ; the centenary of the settlement of Cleveland , O. , was celebrated July 22 ; a hurri- cane across Florida destroyed many lives and much property October 22 . 1897 While the Spanish - American war ...
... Congress met at Washington April 22 ; the centenary of the settlement of Cleveland , O. , was celebrated July 22 ; a hurri- cane across Florida destroyed many lives and much property October 22 . 1897 While the Spanish - American war ...
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