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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... Henry II ... Richard I .. John .. Son of Goeffrey Plantagenet ( Angevin ) by Matilda , dau . of Henry I 1154 1189 56 35 Coeur de Lion , son of Henry II , crusader .. Edward I ... Longshanks , son of Henry III .. Henry III .. Lackland , son ...
... Henry II ... Richard I .. John .. Son of Goeffrey Plantagenet ( Angevin ) by Matilda , dau . of Henry I 1154 1189 56 35 Coeur de Lion , son of Henry II , crusader .. Edward I ... Longshanks , son of Henry III .. Henry III .. Lackland , son ...
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... Henry of Navarre 1559 Francis II , son of Henry II . In 1544 , Mary , Queen of Scots since infancy , was be- trothed when 6 to Francis , aged 4. They were married 1548. Francis died 1560 , aged 18 ; Mary ruled Scotland , abdicated 1567 ...
... Henry of Navarre 1559 Francis II , son of Henry II . In 1544 , Mary , Queen of Scots since infancy , was be- trothed when 6 to Francis , aged 4. They were married 1548. Francis died 1560 , aged 18 ; Mary ruled Scotland , abdicated 1567 ...
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... Henry II , duke of Bavaria , 1002-1024 , great- grandson of Henry the Fowler . HOUSE OF FRANCONIA ( THE SALIC HOUSE ) Conrad II , 1024-1039 , son - in - law of Otto I. Henry III . 1039-1056 , son ; deposed 3 popes ; an- nexed Bohemia ...
... Henry II , duke of Bavaria , 1002-1024 , great- grandson of Henry the Fowler . HOUSE OF FRANCONIA ( THE SALIC HOUSE ) Conrad II , 1024-1039 , son - in - law of Otto I. Henry III . 1039-1056 , son ; deposed 3 popes ; an- nexed Bohemia ...
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