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 95
... officers and troops of the United States there stationed shall remain with the regular commander of the post without regard to the rank of the commanding or other officers of the militia temporarily so encamped within its limits or in ...
... officers and troops of the United States there stationed shall remain with the regular commander of the post without regard to the rank of the commanding or other officers of the militia temporarily so encamped within its limits or in ...
Page 351
... officers and the descendants of officers who served in the navy and marine corps in any war or in any battle in which the said naval forces of . the United States have participated . The membership clause , as adopted at the triennial ...
... officers and the descendants of officers who served in the navy and marine corps in any war or in any battle in which the said naval forces of . the United States have participated . The membership clause , as adopted at the triennial ...
Page 553
... officers and cadets on the active list , and 1,500 petty officers and enlisted men . The officers are : 1 Captain - Commandant , 6 Senior Captains , 31 Cap- tains , 37 First Lieutenants , 35 Second Lieutenants , 46 Cadets of the line ...
... officers and cadets on the active list , and 1,500 petty officers and enlisted men . The officers are : 1 Captain - Commandant , 6 Senior Captains , 31 Cap- tains , 37 First Lieutenants , 35 Second Lieutenants , 46 Cadets of the line ...
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