The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1908 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 450
... mile - Norval Baptie , Bathgate , N. Dak . , 1.22 2-5 . One mile - Norval Baptie , 3.01 . Three miles - Norval Baptie , 9.34 4-5 . National Championships . - Orange Lake , N. J. , February 12. Quarter - mile - Morris Wood , Brooklyn ...
... mile - Norval Baptie , Bathgate , N. Dak . , 1.22 2-5 . One mile - Norval Baptie , 3.01 . Three miles - Norval Baptie , 9.34 4-5 . National Championships . - Orange Lake , N. J. , February 12. Quarter - mile - Morris Wood , Brooklyn ...
Page 459
... miles in 8.17.00 . Average . 33.45 miles an hour . Lancia ( Fiat ) was second by 12 minutes , and Fabry ( Itala ) third of 45 starters . German Emperor's Race , June 14 , Germany - Nazzaro ( Fiat ) , 500 kilometres ( 312 miles ) in 5.34 ...
... miles in 8.17.00 . Average . 33.45 miles an hour . Lancia ( Fiat ) was second by 12 minutes , and Fabry ( Itala ) third of 45 starters . German Emperor's Race , June 14 , Germany - Nazzaro ( Fiat ) , 500 kilometres ( 312 miles ) in 5.34 ...
Page 492
... miles and 29.396 ' statute miles . New York - Bermuda , Ocean Race , June 9-11 - Winner , Ailsa Craig ; owner , James Craig , New York . Distance , approximately , 670 nautical miles . Time , 2d . 17h . 49m . Idaho , Peter Shields , 2d ...
... miles and 29.396 ' statute miles . New York - Bermuda , Ocean Race , June 9-11 - Winner , Ailsa Craig ; owner , James Craig , New York . Distance , approximately , 670 nautical miles . Time , 2d . 17h . 49m . Idaho , Peter Shields , 2d ...
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