The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1942 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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... King Leopold announced ( May 27 ) that the Bel- gian Army had surrendered . In Paris , Premier Pierlot , at a meeting attended by the Presidents of both Chambers of Parliament , declared that the King's decision was illegal since it had ...
... King Leopold announced ( May 27 ) that the Bel- gian Army had surrendered . In Paris , Premier Pierlot , at a meeting attended by the Presidents of both Chambers of Parliament , declared that the King's decision was illegal since it had ...
Page 341
... King Louis XIV . of France . of Maine - From Maine , an ancient province France , south of Normandy , owned by Queen Henrietta Maria of England , wife of King Charles 1 . Maryland - Named in honor of the foregoing , Queen Henrietta ...
... King Louis XIV . of France . of Maine - From Maine , an ancient province France , south of Normandy , owned by Queen Henrietta Maria of England , wife of King Charles 1 . Maryland - Named in honor of the foregoing , Queen Henrietta ...
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... King- dom of France , which then included Belgium and the Rhine Valley to the sea , as well as much of Germany . The first great Merovingian king was Clovis ( Chlodwig , Ludwig , Louis ) son of Childeric , who began to reign in 481 A.D. ...
... King- dom of France , which then included Belgium and the Rhine Valley to the sea , as well as much of Germany . The first great Merovingian king was Clovis ( Chlodwig , Ludwig , Louis ) son of Childeric , who began to reign in 481 A.D. ...
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