The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1931 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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... Henry Prellwitz , Treasurer ; F. Ballard Williams , Ass't Treasurer ; Mrs. G. W. Maynard , Clerk of the Academy ... Henry Parton , 1929 ; Henry Prellwitz , 1912 . William Ritschel , 1914 ; Henry R. Rittenberg . 1927 ; William S. Robinson ...
... Henry Prellwitz , Treasurer ; F. Ballard Williams , Ass't Treasurer ; Mrs. G. W. Maynard , Clerk of the Academy ... Henry Parton , 1929 ; Henry Prellwitz , 1912 . William Ritschel , 1914 ; Henry R. Rittenberg . 1927 ; William S. Robinson ...
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... Henry II . Richard I ... John .. Henry III .. Edward I .. Edward II .. Edward III .. Son of Geoffrey Plantagenet , by Matilda , only daughter of Henry I. 1154 Eldest surviving son of Henry II , surnamed Coeur de Lion .. Sixth and ...
... Henry II . Richard I ... John .. Henry III .. Edward I .. Edward II .. Edward III .. Son of Geoffrey Plantagenet , by Matilda , only daughter of Henry I. 1154 Eldest surviving son of Henry II , surnamed Coeur de Lion .. Sixth and ...
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... Henry I. 584 Clotaire II . ( King of Soissons ) 596 Thierry II . and Theodobert II . || 1060 ( Kings Paris and ... Henry II . 1559 Francis II . 1560 Charles IX , 1574 Henry III . ( A.D.I Name . 1589 Henry IV . ( the Great ) Navarre of ...
... Henry I. 584 Clotaire II . ( King of Soissons ) 596 Thierry II . and Theodobert II . || 1060 ( Kings Paris and ... Henry II . 1559 Francis II . 1560 Charles IX , 1574 Henry III . ( A.D.I Name . 1589 Henry IV . ( the Great ) Navarre of ...
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