World Almanac and EncyclopediaNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1909 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 185
... championship in both the Amateur and Intercollegiate Hockey Leagues were won in straight victories the contests were ... Championship were : Brooklyn Skating Club , 1899 ; Crescent Athletic Club , 1900-3 ; Wanderers Hockey Club , 1904 ...
... championship in both the Amateur and Intercollegiate Hockey Leagues were won in straight victories the contests were ... Championship were : Brooklyn Skating Club , 1899 ; Crescent Athletic Club , 1900-3 ; Wanderers Hockey Club , 1904 ...
Page 187
... Championship , May 29 - E . A. Lassen defeated H. F. Taylor , 7 up and 6 to play . Middle Atlantic States Championship . At Washington , May 30 - F . O. Korstman , Chevy Chase , defeated W. C. Harteris , 3 up and 2 to play . Southern ...
... Championship , May 29 - E . A. Lassen defeated H. F. Taylor , 7 up and 6 to play . Middle Atlantic States Championship . At Washington , May 30 - F . O. Korstman , Chevy Chase , defeated W. C. Harteris , 3 up and 2 to play . Southern ...
Page 196
... championship series to a close . National Amateur Championship at 14.2 balkline - Chicago Athletic Association , March 14-23 , 1908 , final tournament of the series , was won by Calvin Demarest , who was already champion . Fifteen ...
... championship series to a close . National Amateur Championship at 14.2 balkline - Chicago Athletic Association , March 14-23 , 1908 , final tournament of the series , was won by Calvin Demarest , who was already champion . Fifteen ...
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