The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1962 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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... descriptive 484 Debts- Population , U.S. 296 Disasters see Disasters Farms , U.S. 666 Sun and planets 474. 480 Cyprus- Private , U.S. 742 162. 168 Area , pop .. capital 339. 580 Public 741 , 742 Descriptive 339 World War I ( owed U.S. ) ...
... descriptive 484 Debts- Population , U.S. 296 Disasters see Disasters Farms , U.S. 666 Sun and planets 474. 480 Cyprus- Private , U.S. 742 162. 168 Area , pop .. capital 339. 580 Public 741 , 742 Descriptive 339 World War I ( owed U.S. ) ...
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... Descriptive 353-354 Descriptive 182 Electric power 695 Hospitals- Capacities , by state Patients , mental illness Election , 1960 417 , 424 Gandhi ( 1948 ) .146 , 354 304 Governor , officials , pay 71 Gold production 704 305 Lake ...
... Descriptive 353-354 Descriptive 182 Electric power 695 Hospitals- Capacities , by state Patients , mental illness Election , 1960 417 , 424 Gandhi ( 1948 ) .146 , 354 304 Governor , officials , pay 71 Gold production 704 305 Lake ...
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... Descriptive 355 Italy ( cont'd ) Telephones Tosa waterfall Trade , foreign 691 579 359 674 Gold reserve 750 Trieste 359 Employees Income ( by type ) Lumber , paper Manufacturing Mineral production Production index Profits vs. taxes .693 ...
... Descriptive 355 Italy ( cont'd ) Telephones Tosa waterfall Trade , foreign 691 579 359 674 Gold reserve 750 Trieste 359 Employees Income ( by type ) Lumber , paper Manufacturing Mineral production Production index Profits vs. taxes .693 ...
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