The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1999 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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( 1 ) Vacancy due to the death of Sen. John H. Chafee ( RI ) on Oct. 24 , 1999 . Senate Special Committees Chairman : Charles Grassley , IA Ranking Dem .: John B. Breaux , LA Year 2000 Technology Problem Chairman : Robert F. Bennett ...
( 1 ) Vacancy due to the death of Sen. John H. Chafee ( RI ) on Oct. 24 , 1999 . Senate Special Committees Chairman : Charles Grassley , IA Ranking Dem .: John B. Breaux , LA Year 2000 Technology Problem Chairman : Robert F. Bennett ...
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... John Marshall VA 1800 McKinley Richard Olney . .MA 1897 Jefferson . James Madison . VA 1801 John Sherman .OH 1897 Madison Robert Smith .. MD . 1809 William R. Day .OH 1898 James Monroe . VA 1811 John Hay .DC 1898 Monroe John Quincy ...
... John Marshall VA 1800 McKinley Richard Olney . .MA 1897 Jefferson . James Madison . VA 1801 John Sherman .OH 1897 Madison Robert Smith .. MD . 1809 William R. Day .OH 1898 James Monroe . VA 1811 John Hay .DC 1898 Monroe John Quincy ...
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... John I , Martyr 526 St. Felix IV ( III ) 530 Boniface II 530 Dioscorus * 533 John Il 535 St. Agapitus I 536 St. Silverius , Martyr 537 Vigilius 556 Pelagius | 561 John III 575 Benedict 579 Pelagius II 590 St. Gregory I 604 Sabinian 607 ...
... John I , Martyr 526 St. Felix IV ( III ) 530 Boniface II 530 Dioscorus * 533 John Il 535 St. Agapitus I 536 St. Silverius , Martyr 537 Vigilius 556 Pelagius | 561 John III 575 Benedict 579 Pelagius II 590 St. Gregory I 604 Sabinian 607 ...
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BY ARTHUR M SCHLESINGER JR | 35 |
THE 20TH CENTURY IN PICTURES | 193 |
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