The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1923 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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Page 688
... Steamer Louisiana explodes at New Orleans ; 60 . Nov. 16. Emigrant ship Caleb Grimshaw burned at sea ; 60 . 1850- March 7. Steamer Orville St. John , burned near Montgomery , Ala .; 30 . -March 30. Steamer Royal Adelaide wrecked off ...
... Steamer Louisiana explodes at New Orleans ; 60 . Nov. 16. Emigrant ship Caleb Grimshaw burned at sea ; 60 . 1850- March 7. Steamer Orville St. John , burned near Montgomery , Ala .; 30 . -March 30. Steamer Royal Adelaide wrecked off ...
Page 689
... steamer Pacific sunk by collision off Cape Flattery ; 236 . ship Luna wrecked off Nov. 9. Steamer City of Waco , burned off Galveston ; 53 . -Feb . 19. Steamer Hungaria wrecked near Cape Sable , N. S .; 205 . -June 24. Steamer Ben W ...
... steamer Pacific sunk by collision off Cape Flattery ; 236 . ship Luna wrecked off Nov. 9. Steamer City of Waco , burned off Galveston ; 53 . -Feb . 19. Steamer Hungaria wrecked near Cape Sable , N. S .; 205 . -June 24. Steamer Ben W ...
Page 692
... steamer , Itata , sank in storm Florida ; 22 . off Coquimbo ; 301 . -Jan 29. American steamship Fortune sunk off Sept. 9. German steamer Hammonia , sank in Jekyl Islard , Ga ; 13 . storm off Vigo , Spain ; 30 . -Feb . 7. American ...
... steamer , Itata , sank in storm Florida ; 22 . off Coquimbo ; 301 . -Jan 29. American steamship Fortune sunk off Sept. 9. German steamer Hammonia , sank in Jekyl Islard , Ga ; 13 . storm off Vigo , Spain ; 30 . -Feb . 7. American ...
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