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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... OPERATION . Because it has fewer parts , greater simplicity of design and accuracy of adjustment . -HAS RIGHT - HAND CONTROL . The only standard machine on which the operator can perform every essential operation without removing the ...
... OPERATION . Because it has fewer parts , greater simplicity of design and accuracy of adjustment . -HAS RIGHT - HAND CONTROL . The only standard machine on which the operator can perform every essential operation without removing the ...
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... operation up to August 1st , 1922 , is as follows : until August 1st 230 passengers , 30.2 tons of mer From January 1st to August 1st on the line Am - chandise and 1.1 tons of mail were transported . sterdam - Paris 332 flights were ...
... operation up to August 1st , 1922 , is as follows : until August 1st 230 passengers , 30.2 tons of mer From January 1st to August 1st on the line Am - chandise and 1.1 tons of mail were transported . sterdam - Paris 332 flights were ...
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... operation In one form or another . The net loss to the United States Treasury sums actually taken therefrom in this Government operation - averaged approximately $ 16,000.000 per month during the year prior to the assumption of ...
... operation In one form or another . The net loss to the United States Treasury sums actually taken therefrom in this Government operation - averaged approximately $ 16,000.000 per month during the year prior to the assumption of ...
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