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 13
... West Indice , Inmigration from . 456 Wounded Ir Wars ... 239 " Trade ... 880 302 Wrecks . Fianing .. 700 Wrestling ... 306 West Point Military Academy..696 U. S. , at Sea .. " Pointers Killed in War . 131,239 Whale Fisheries , Ships in ...
... West Indice , Inmigration from . 456 Wounded Ir Wars ... 239 " Trade ... 880 302 Wrecks . Fianing .. 700 Wrestling ... 306 West Point Military Academy..696 U. S. , at Sea .. " Pointers Killed in War . 131,239 Whale Fisheries , Ships in ...
Page 52
... west . 4. A partial eclipse of the sun , November 10 , visible in the Northern and Eastern States , throughout the North Atlantic , in Great Britain , France , Spain and the north - western part of Africa Magnitude of greatest eclipse ...
... west . 4. A partial eclipse of the sun , November 10 , visible in the Northern and Eastern States , throughout the North Atlantic , in Great Britain , France , Spain and the north - western part of Africa Magnitude of greatest eclipse ...
Page 61
... West , Fla .. add League Island , Pa ... Marblehead , Mass . Nahant , Mass . add add add Nantucket , Mass . Newark , N. J. New Bedford , Mass . Newburyport , Mass . add 2 223 134 2 37 Providence , R. I .. .sub . 34 Richmond , Va . add 2 ...
... West , Fla .. add League Island , Pa ... Marblehead , Mass . Nahant , Mass . add add add Nantucket , Mass . Newark , N. J. New Bedford , Mass . Newburyport , Mass . add 2 223 134 2 37 Providence , R. I .. .sub . 34 Richmond , Va . add 2 ...
Page 107
... West Spanish . 13,176 Wetterhorn ... Feet . Places . 509 Hartford . 340 Kent . 199 Litchfield . 136 Mansfield . 226 Middletown . 442 New Canaan . 14.239 San Cristobal 14.048 San Miguel . 13,699 Trout .... 13,855 Twin . 14,055 Twin ...
... West Spanish . 13,176 Wetterhorn ... Feet . Places . 509 Hartford . 340 Kent . 199 Litchfield . 136 Mansfield . 226 Middletown . 442 New Canaan . 14.239 San Cristobal 14.048 San Miguel . 13,699 Trout .... 13,855 Twin . 14,055 Twin ...
Page 127
... West Brit .. ( See Nigeria , Gambia , Coast , Ashanti , and Leone ) ( See Senegal , French Guinea , Ivory Coast , Dahomey French Sudan upper Senegal- Niger ' , and Mauritanea ) . 51,279 2,138,093 Montgomery . 590,884 64,356 Juneau ...
... West Brit .. ( See Nigeria , Gambia , Coast , Ashanti , and Leone ) ( See Senegal , French Guinea , Ivory Coast , Dahomey French Sudan upper Senegal- Niger ' , and Mauritanea ) . 51,279 2,138,093 Montgomery . 590,884 64,356 Juneau ...
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