The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1965 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 81
... called a strike against 89 plants of General Mo- tors Corp. Sept. 25 , affecting 250,000 work- ers . Terms were settled Oct. 5 but the strike was not called off until more than half the unions had ratified the settle- ment , Oct. 25 ...
... called a strike against 89 plants of General Mo- tors Corp. Sept. 25 , affecting 250,000 work- ers . Terms were settled Oct. 5 but the strike was not called off until more than half the unions had ratified the settle- ment , Oct. 25 ...
Page 170
... called Revolutionary Government of the Eastern Congo . Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe said Government forces had in- flicted heavy losses on rebel defenders of Albertville and also had taken the Albertville airport , 12 miles north of ...
... called Revolutionary Government of the Eastern Congo . Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe said Government forces had in- flicted heavy losses on rebel defenders of Albertville and also had taken the Albertville airport , 12 miles north of ...
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... called Charles II . 1656 Anne Hibbins hanged as witch in Salem , Mass . 1660 John Bunyan , a tinker , imprisoned at Bedford , England , November , for unlawful preaching , re- leased 1672 , after writing part of Pilgrim's Progress ...
... called Charles II . 1656 Anne Hibbins hanged as witch in Salem , Mass . 1660 John Bunyan , a tinker , imprisoned at Bedford , England , November , for unlawful preaching , re- leased 1672 , after writing part of Pilgrim's Progress ...
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RADIO AND TELEVISION | 21 |
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