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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... Washington ; the placing of the railway postal employees under the Civil Service law by the Postmaster - General . Naturally the occurrence of greatest interest in the United States in 1888 was the Presidential election . On June 6 the ...
... Washington ; the placing of the railway postal employees under the Civil Service law by the Postmaster - General . Naturally the occurrence of greatest interest in the United States in 1888 was the Presidential election . On June 6 the ...
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... Washington , D. C. , the wife and daughter of Secre- tary Tracy were burned to death in February . The centenary of the Supreme Court of the United States was celebrated in New York February 4 , and on the same day the Samoan treaty ...
... Washington , D. C. , the wife and daughter of Secre- tary Tracy were burned to death in February . The centenary of the Supreme Court of the United States was celebrated in New York February 4 , and on the same day the Samoan treaty ...
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... 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 cloud was ...
... 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 cloud was ...
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... Washington as the guest of the United States January 26 ; silver was beaten in the House of Representatives by a vote of 182 to 132 January 31 ; an earthquake in California did serious damage March 31 ; avalanches in the Chilkoot Pass ...
... Washington as the guest of the United States January 26 ; silver was beaten in the House of Representatives by a vote of 182 to 132 January 31 ; an earthquake in California did serious damage March 31 ; avalanches in the Chilkoot Pass ...
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... Washington ; a court - martial recommended Eagan's dismissal from the army , but ne was suspended for six years ... Washington , was opened October 14 . The cruiser Charleston was wrecked on a reef on the northwest coast of Luzon ...
... Washington ; a court - martial recommended Eagan's dismissal from the army , but ne was suspended for six years ... Washington , was opened October 14 . The cruiser Charleston was wrecked on a reef on the northwest coast of Luzon ...
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