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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... population , capital .384 Cities ( population ) 778 Admissions Czech land to ( 1938 ) 209 Quotas by nations 658-659 Descriptive 384 Regulations , U.S. 658-659 See also States , U.S. Indianapolis , Indiana- Descriptive Foundation Herron ...
... population , capital .384 Cities ( population ) 778 Admissions Czech land to ( 1938 ) 209 Quotas by nations 658-659 Descriptive 384 Regulations , U.S. 658-659 See also States , U.S. Indianapolis , Indiana- Descriptive Foundation Herron ...
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... ( population ) 779 World Citizenship ( law ) 656 Jefferson , Thomas- Receipts Taxes .739 660-663 Descriptive 389 Biography 241 387 , 587 .584 878 868 , 870 ..875 119-120 Egypt , invasion of 214 , 390 International Bank See World Bank Intl ...
... ( population ) 779 World Citizenship ( law ) 656 Jefferson , Thomas- Receipts Taxes .739 660-663 Descriptive 389 Biography 241 387 , 587 .584 878 868 , 870 ..875 119-120 Egypt , invasion of 214 , 390 International Bank See World Bank Intl ...
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... population , including 14 to 24 who were not high school gradu- members of the Armed Forces overseas , ates and not enrolled in school in Oc- at 192,000,000 at mid - 1964 , an increase of tober , 1963. It is estimated that about ...
... population , including 14 to 24 who were not high school gradu- members of the Armed Forces overseas , ates and not enrolled in school in Oc- at 192,000,000 at mid - 1964 , an increase of tober , 1963. It is estimated that about ...
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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | 9 |
RADIO AND TELEVISION | 21 |
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