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 55
... passed , on January 15 , and the President approved , on January 19 , the Hoar Presidential Succession bill . On February 1 the House passed a bill to increase from $ 8 to $ 12 a month the pensions of widows and dependent survivors of ...
... passed , on January 15 , and the President approved , on January 19 , the Hoar Presidential Succession bill . On February 1 the House passed a bill to increase from $ 8 to $ 12 a month the pensions of widows and dependent survivors of ...
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... passed the House of Representatives , 162 to 142 , two Southern Republicans voting in the negative . Amid a great concourse from all the Southern States the statue of General Lee was unveiled at Richmond , Va . , on May 29. The ...
... passed the House of Representatives , 162 to 142 , two Southern Republicans voting in the negative . Amid a great concourse from all the Southern States the statue of General Lee was unveiled at Richmond , Va . , on May 29. The ...
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... passed the New York State Senate April 13 , by a vote of 34 to 10 , the Assembly having previously passed it , 106 to 32. Memorial services at the dedication of the new tomb of General Grant , New York , were accompanied by a great ...
... passed the New York State Senate April 13 , by a vote of 34 to 10 , the Assembly having previously passed it , 106 to 32. Memorial services at the dedication of the new tomb of General Grant , New York , were accompanied by a great ...
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