The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1891 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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... March 27 . Easter Sunday . A TABLE SHOWING THE DATE OF EASTER SUNDAY IN EACH YEAR OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . 1881 - April 17 . 1882 - April 9 . 1861 - March 31 . 1862 - April 20 . 1803 - April 10 . 1823 - March 30 . 1843 - April 16 ...
... March 27 . Easter Sunday . A TABLE SHOWING THE DATE OF EASTER SUNDAY IN EACH YEAR OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . 1881 - April 17 . 1882 - April 9 . 1861 - March 31 . 1862 - April 20 . 1803 - April 10 . 1823 - March 30 . 1843 - April 16 ...
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... March 5. Abraham Lincoln , son of the American Minister to Great Britain , died in London . March 10. The Madison Square Theatre Company played " Aunt Jack " in Washington and New - York on the same day . March . 10. The Blair Education ...
... March 5. Abraham Lincoln , son of the American Minister to Great Britain , died in London . March 10. The Madison Square Theatre Company played " Aunt Jack " in Washington and New - York on the same day . March . 10. The Blair Education ...
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... March 15 .. Cambridge . 1846 .. April 3 Cambridge . 1849 .. March 29 ..... Cambridge . 1849 .. December 15 .. Oxford .. 1852 .. April 3 ... Oxford . 1854 .. April 8 . Oxford . 1856 .. March 15 . Cambridge . 1857 .. April 4 . Oxford ...
... March 15 .. Cambridge . 1846 .. April 3 Cambridge . 1849 .. March 29 ..... Cambridge . 1849 .. December 15 .. Oxford .. 1852 .. April 3 ... Oxford . 1854 .. April 8 . Oxford . 1856 .. March 15 . Cambridge . 1857 .. April 4 . Oxford ...
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