The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1905 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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... white band , black top .. Black . Atlantic Transp't Red , with black top . Bristol Cunard French Night Signals . Blue light forward , red light amidships , and blue light aft . White lantern , then a red . Six ball roman candles , with ...
... white band , black top .. Black . Atlantic Transp't Red , with black top . Bristol Cunard French Night Signals . Blue light forward , red light amidships , and blue light aft . White lantern , then a red . Six ball roman candles , with ...
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... White .. 57.310 52,894 4.416 66,578 37.387 29,191 Native ... 40,471 38,156 2,315 36,656 19.375 17,281 Both parents native ... 21.037 20.101 936 One parent foreign . 21,519 11,123 2.881 10,396 2.729 152 Both parents foreign .. 949 538 ...
... White .. 57.310 52,894 4.416 66,578 37.387 29,191 Native ... 40,471 38,156 2,315 36,656 19.375 17,281 Both parents native ... 21.037 20.101 936 One parent foreign . 21,519 11,123 2.881 10,396 2.729 152 Both parents foreign .. 949 538 ...
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... white waistcoat , gray trousers , plain white shirt , white or light tie , gray gloves , and patent leather shoes . The same style of dress may be worn by the best man and the ushers . At a funeral a man may wear ordinary afternoon ...
... white waistcoat , gray trousers , plain white shirt , white or light tie , gray gloves , and patent leather shoes . The same style of dress may be worn by the best man and the ushers . At a funeral a man may wear ordinary afternoon ...
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