The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1914 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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... January 1 , so that the year 1751 lost the months of January and February and the first 24 days of March . The dif- ference between the Julian and Gregorian Calendars is now 13 days . Russia and the Greek Church still employ the Julian ...
... January 1 , so that the year 1751 lost the months of January and February and the first 24 days of March . The dif- ference between the Julian and Gregorian Calendars is now 13 days . Russia and the Greek Church still employ the Julian ...
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... JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR'S DAY : In all States ( including District of Columbia , Porto Rico and Alaska ) , except Arkansas and Massachusetts . ( In Maine a bank holiday only legally . ) JANUARY 8. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS ...
... JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR'S DAY : In all States ( including District of Columbia , Porto Rico and Alaska ) , except Arkansas and Massachusetts . ( In Maine a bank holiday only legally . ) JANUARY 8. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS ...
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... JANUARY 6. TWELFTH DAY , or Twelfth - tide , sometimes called Old Christmas Day , the same as Epiphany . The previous evening is Twelfth Night , with which many social rites have long been connected . FEBRUARY 2. CANDLEMAS : Festival of ...
... JANUARY 6. TWELFTH DAY , or Twelfth - tide , sometimes called Old Christmas Day , the same as Epiphany . The previous evening is Twelfth Night , with which many social rites have long been connected . FEBRUARY 2. CANDLEMAS : Festival of ...
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... January 21 . January 21 to February 20 . February 20 to March 19 . Germinal Floreal Prairial Messidor Thermidor Fructidor ( Budding ) , March 22 to April 21 . ( Flowery ) , April 21 to May 20 . ( Pasture ) , May 21 to June 20 ...
... January 21 . January 21 to February 20 . February 20 to March 19 . Germinal Floreal Prairial Messidor Thermidor Fructidor ( Budding ) , March 22 to April 21 . ( Flowery ) , April 21 to May 20 . ( Pasture ) , May 21 to June 20 ...
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JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR'S DAY : In all States ( including District of Columbia , Porto Rico and Alaska ) , except Arkansas and Massachusetts . ( In Maine a bank holiday only legally . ) JANUARY 8. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS ...
JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR'S DAY : In all States ( including District of Columbia , Porto Rico and Alaska ) , except Arkansas and Massachusetts . ( In Maine a bank holiday only legally . ) JANUARY 8. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS ...
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