The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1919 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 64
... Delaware and Maryland ) . Massachusetts , Boston . ( for New England ) . Michigan , Grand Rapids . Minnesota , Minneapolis . Mississippi , Vicksburg . Missouri , Columbia . Montana , Helena . Nebraska , Lincoln . Nevada , Reno . New ...
... Delaware and Maryland ) . Massachusetts , Boston . ( for New England ) . Michigan , Grand Rapids . Minnesota , Minneapolis . Mississippi , Vicksburg . Missouri , Columbia . Montana , Helena . Nebraska , Lincoln . Nevada , Reno . New ...
Page 107
... DELAWARE . Feet . Places . 54 Harrington . 40 Harvey . 282 Middletown . 63 Milford . 54 Newark . Feet .12,280 12.221 11,323 11,000 10,800 10.791 10.737 .10.400 .10.100 Feet . Mountains . 724 Mohawk . 1,570 Feet . Pisgah . 1.400 1,456 ...
... DELAWARE . Feet . Places . 54 Harrington . 40 Harvey . 282 Middletown . 63 Milford . 54 Newark . Feet .12,280 12.221 11,323 11,000 10,800 10.791 10.737 .10.400 .10.100 Feet . Mountains . 724 Mohawk . 1,570 Feet . Pisgah . 1.400 1,456 ...
Page 110
... Delaware . Deckertown . Denville . Dingman . Dover ...... Egg Harbor .. Feet . ) Places . 130 East Orange . 637 Essex .. 897 Flemington . 272 Ford . 640 Fort Lee ... 3,559 Moosilanke . 4,430 Osceola . 4,710 Passaconaway . 3,730 ...
... Delaware . Deckertown . Denville . Dingman . Dover ...... Egg Harbor .. Feet . ) Places . 130 East Orange . 637 Essex .. 897 Flemington . 272 Ford . 640 Fort Lee ... 3,559 Moosilanke . 4,430 Osceola . 4,710 Passaconaway . 3,730 ...
Page 127
... Delaware . 1,965 Angola , Kabinda . 480,000 5,000,000 St. P. de Lou . Denmark . 15,500 Anhalt 888 331,123 Dessau . Dist . of Columbia . 60 Antigua . 108 35,073 Antigua . Dominica .. 18,750 Arabia 1,200,000 Argentina 1,131,841 Arizona ...
... Delaware . 1,965 Angola , Kabinda . 480,000 5,000,000 St. P. de Lou . Denmark . 15,500 Anhalt 888 331,123 Dessau . Dist . of Columbia . 60 Antigua . 108 35,073 Antigua . Dominica .. 18,750 Arabia 1,200,000 Argentina 1,131,841 Arizona ...
Page 132
... Delaware . 59,096 Dist . Columbia Florida . Georgia Idaho .... Illinois . Indiana Iowa .. Kansas . Kentucky . 73,677 Louisiana . Maine . Maryland . Massachusetts . Michigan .. Minnesota .. Mississippi . Missouri . Montana . Nebraska ...
... Delaware . 59,096 Dist . Columbia Florida . Georgia Idaho .... Illinois . Indiana Iowa .. Kansas . Kentucky . 73,677 Louisiana . Maine . Maryland . Massachusetts . Michigan .. Minnesota .. Mississippi . Missouri . Montana . Nebraska ...
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