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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Page 165
... called a sidereal day , or apparent equinoctial day . The period measured with respect to the Sun is called an apparent solar day . The apparent solar and sidereal days are of variable length . The longest apparent solar day occurs ...
... called a sidereal day , or apparent equinoctial day . The period measured with respect to the Sun is called an apparent solar day . The apparent solar and sidereal days are of variable length . The longest apparent solar day occurs ...
Page 242
... called to active war duty ( 1940 ) . Four Under - Secretaries of State were named to carry on the work of superiors or predecessors called to the front . The appointees named for the duration of the war are : Public Works , Pio Calletti ...
... called to active war duty ( 1940 ) . Four Under - Secretaries of State were named to carry on the work of superiors or predecessors called to the front . The appointees named for the duration of the war are : Public Works , Pio Calletti ...
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... called by the Papago and Pima Indians , says State Historian George H. Kelly ( 1927 ) ; and adds : " This state was called Arizona by the Spaniards as early as 1736. " A simpler derivation is that given by Prof. John C. Van Dyke in The ...
... called by the Papago and Pima Indians , says State Historian George H. Kelly ( 1927 ) ; and adds : " This state was called Arizona by the Spaniards as early as 1736. " A simpler derivation is that given by Prof. John C. Van Dyke in The ...
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