The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1917 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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... Alaska , except Massachusetts . JUNE 11. KAMEHAMEHA DAY : In Hawaii . JUNE 15. PIONEER DAY : In Idaho . JULY 4. INDEPENDENCE DAY : In all the States , JANUARY 19. LEE'S BIRTHDAY : In Alabama , Ar- kansas , Florida , Georgia , North ...
... Alaska , except Massachusetts . JUNE 11. KAMEHAMEHA DAY : In Hawaii . JUNE 15. PIONEER DAY : In Idaho . JULY 4. INDEPENDENCE DAY : In all the States , JANUARY 19. LEE'S BIRTHDAY : In Alabama , Ar- kansas , Florida , Georgia , North ...
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ALASKA RAILROAD . ON April 10 , 1915 , President Wilson announced the selection of the route for the Alaska railroad to be built by the Government . The route adopted is known as the Susitna route , and extends from Seward , on ...
ALASKA RAILROAD . ON April 10 , 1915 , President Wilson announced the selection of the route for the Alaska railroad to be built by the Government . The route adopted is known as the Susitna route , and extends from Seward , on ...
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... ALASKA . ( Statement prepared by Charles ALASKA was purchased in 1867 for $ 7,200,000 , and since that time has yielded over sixty - six times its purchase price . Congress did not pay any attention to Alaska for the first seventeen ...
... ALASKA . ( Statement prepared by Charles ALASKA was purchased in 1867 for $ 7,200,000 , and since that time has yielded over sixty - six times its purchase price . Congress did not pay any attention to Alaska for the first seventeen ...
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