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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New York State Parks with Campsites Source : Division of Parks and Lands & Forests , THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK The Palisades Interstate Park is a chain of 12 parks that lie along the west bank of the Hudson River beginning at Fort ...
New York State Parks with Campsites Source : Division of Parks and Lands & Forests , THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK The Palisades Interstate Park is a chain of 12 parks that lie along the west bank of the Hudson River beginning at Fort ...
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... Park ... 9,086 5,366 Alameda .. 10,660 4,694 Danville .. 41,856 37.864 Lyons . 9,936 6,120 Blackfoot . 7,378 5,180 Decatur . 78.004 66.269 McHenry . 3.336 2,080 Boise City 34,481 34,393 Deerfield .. 11,786 3,288 McLeansboro . 2,951 ...
... Park ... 9,086 5,366 Alameda .. 10,660 4,694 Danville .. 41,856 37.864 Lyons . 9,936 6,120 Blackfoot . 7,378 5,180 Decatur . 78.004 66.269 McHenry . 3.336 2,080 Boise City 34,481 34,393 Deerfield .. 11,786 3,288 McLeansboro . 2,951 ...
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... Park , N. Y. June 7. 1955 Belmont Park , N. Y. Feb. 8 , 1959 Phoenix , Ariz . June 2 , 1933 Epsom , England June 13 , 1957 Inglewood , Calif . Oct. 10 , 1951 Belmont Park , N. Y. Aug. 6 , 1929 Brighton , England Nov. 2 , 1957 Albany ...
... Park , N. Y. June 7. 1955 Belmont Park , N. Y. Feb. 8 , 1959 Phoenix , Ariz . June 2 , 1933 Epsom , England June 13 , 1957 Inglewood , Calif . Oct. 10 , 1951 Belmont Park , N. Y. Aug. 6 , 1929 Brighton , England Nov. 2 , 1957 Albany ...
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