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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... Richard J. Cardamone , Roger J. Miner , John M. Walker , Joseph M. McLaughlin , Dennis Jacobs , Pierre N. Leval , Guido Calabresi , José A. Cabranes , Fred I. Parker , Chester J. Straub , Rosemary S. Pooler , Robert D. Sack , Sonia ...
... Richard J. Cardamone , Roger J. Miner , John M. Walker , Joseph M. McLaughlin , Dennis Jacobs , Pierre N. Leval , Guido Calabresi , José A. Cabranes , Fred I. Parker , Chester J. Straub , Rosemary S. Pooler , Robert D. Sack , Sonia ...
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... Richard Eberhart , Selected Poems 1967 - Anne Sexton , Live or Die 1968 - Anthony Hecht , The Hard Hours 1969 - George Oppen , Of Being Numerous 1970 - Richard Howard , Untitled Subjects 1971 - William S. Merwin , The Carrier of Ladders ...
... Richard Eberhart , Selected Poems 1967 - Anne Sexton , Live or Die 1968 - Anthony Hecht , The Hard Hours 1969 - George Oppen , Of Being Numerous 1970 - Richard Howard , Untitled Subjects 1971 - William S. Merwin , The Carrier of Ladders ...
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... Richard Petty 1985 Darrell Waltrip NASCAR Racing Winston Cup Champions , 1949-98 1967 Richard Petty 1968 David Pearson 1969 David Pearson 1970 Bobby Isaac 1971 Richard Petty Year Driver 1987 Dale Earnhardt 1988 Bill Elliott 1989 Rusty ...
... Richard Petty 1985 Darrell Waltrip NASCAR Racing Winston Cup Champions , 1949-98 1967 Richard Petty 1968 David Pearson 1969 David Pearson 1970 Bobby Isaac 1971 Richard Petty Year Driver 1987 Dale Earnhardt 1988 Bill Elliott 1989 Rusty ...
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